Word · Frequency #10797
sequential
按顺序的；连续的；相继的
Succeeding or following in order.
- 1.
Succeeding or following in order.
按顺序相继发生的。
- 2.
Executed as a sequence of instructions, without concurrency or parallelism.
按指令顺序执行的,没有并发或并行。
顺序执行的；串行的；按顺序相继发生的。；按指令顺序执行的,没有并发或并行。；继续的；后果的；[计] 顺序的
In use
The files are numbered in sequential order.
We need to take sequential steps to solve this problem.
The sequential process ensures that no step is skipped.
sequential + noun
表示名词是按顺序排列的。
Please label the boxes with sequential numbers.
请用顺序号码给盒子贴标签。
be + sequential
The steps in the process are sequential.
这个过程中的步骤是连续的。
Common mistakes
The steps are in sequential.The steps are in sequential order.
sequential 是形容词，不能直接跟在介词 in 后面作宾语，需加上名词如 order。
Connections
Collocations
- sequential order
- 按顺序排列的次序
- Please arrange the files in sequential order.请按顺序排列文件。
- sequential access
- 顺序存取
- A tape drive supports sequential access.磁带驱动器支持顺序存取。
- sequential number
- 序号
- Each ticket has a sequential number.每张票都有一个序号。
- sequential steps
- 按顺序进行的步骤
- Follow the sequential steps in the manual.按照手册中的步骤依次操作。
- sequential process
- 按顺序进行的过程
- The assembly line is a sequential process.装配线是一个按顺序进行的过程。
- sequential logic
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 sequence（序列）+tial，像数字1、2、3按顺序排队，一个接一个，就是“连续的”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常书面说明、技术文档、学术论文 该词在一般书面语境中表示“按顺序的”，语气中性；在计算机等技术语境中表示“串行的、顺序执行的”，比较正式。日常口语中更常说 in order，具体需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
通常用于名词前作定语，不用于比较级或最高级。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Essential, potential, consequential, and confidential rhyme with sequential: they all contain the stressed /-ɛnʃəl/ ending (spelled -ential). Sequence /ˈsiːkwəns/ and subsequent /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ look similar because they share the letters 'quen', but they are pronounced differently.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.