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be a sequel to [sth]
表示“是某作品的续作”时，用 be a sequel to，介词用 to。
This film is a sequel to the 2018 movie.
这部电影是2018年那部电影的续集。
续集；续篇；后续作品
sequels — plural of sequel
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
续集；续篇；后续作品
a book, film, play, or other work that continues the story of an earlier one
This film is a sequel to the 2018 movie.
这部电影是2018年那部电影的续集。
A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
紧随其后的事物
something that follows something else
Any text that continues on from another text.
续集(书籍或戏剧的续篇)
a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
The sequel to that film comes out next summer.
那部电影的续集明年夏天上映。
I have read the book, but I haven't seen its sequel yet.
我读过这本书，但还没看过它的续集。
The studio is planning a sequel to the popular game.
工作室正在计划为这款热门游戏制作续作。
表示“是某作品的续作”时，用 be a sequel to，介词用 to。
This film is a sequel to the 2018 movie.
这部电影是2018年那部电影的续集。
get a sequel 意为“推出续集”，是较口语的说法。
The hit film got a sequel after years of fan requests.
这部热门电影在粉丝多年要求后出了续集。
in the sequel 是正式/书面用语，相当于“在下文、接下来”，不是指具体的续集作品。
The author discusses this topic in the sequel.
作者在后文中讨论了这一主题。
Not this
I watched the sequel of the movie.
Use this
I watched the sequel to the movie.
表示某作品的续集时，sequel 后接介词 to，表示与前作的承接关系；of 一般表示所属或部分关系，用在这里不符合英语习惯。
Not this
There are many sequel to this film.
Use this
There are many sequels to this film.
sequel 是可数名词，复数形式为 sequels。在 many 等数量词后必须使用复数形式，不能用单数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
直接续集（情节紧密承接前作）
Although it has a new cast, the film is a direct sequel to the original.
尽管换了新演员，这部电影仍是原作的直接续集。
……的续集/续篇
She is writing a sequel to her bestselling novel.
她正在为她最畅销的小说写续集。
电影续集
The film sequel was not as good as the original.
这部电影续集不如原片好看。
续集三部曲
The new sequel trilogy completed the story of the original characters.
新的续集三部曲完善了原有角色的故事。
精神续作（主题或风格承接前作但非直接续集）
Many fans consider the show a spiritual sequel to the old series.
许多粉丝认为这部剧是那部老剧的精神续作。
期待已久的续集
The long-awaited sequel finally hit cinemas last week.
这部期待已久的续集上周终于上映了。
精神续作
The film is widely regarded as a spiritual sequel to the director's debut.
这部电影被普遍认为是那位导演处女作的精神续作。
在后续部分；在后面
We return to this question in the sequel.
我们将在后续部分回到这个问题。
为出续集埋下的伏笔
The post-credits scene felt like pure sequel bait.
片尾彩蛋感觉纯粹是为出续集埋下的伏笔。
Use sequels naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
续集就是接着往下看，sequel 开头像 see，看完第一部再‘see’下一部，记住‘续集’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：cinema、literature、news reporting sequel 是中性常用词，最常用于指电影或小说的续集；在较正式的书面语或新闻报道中，也可指“随之而来的事、结果”。日常口语中用它表示续集也很自然。
可数名词
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