sequence
Definitions
A set of related things arranged in a particular order
顺序，次序；序列
A series of connected events, actions, or shots
一连串（事件、动作、镜头）
To arrange things in a specific order; to determine the order of (e.g. DNA)
按顺序排列；测定（如 DNA）序列
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsequ (follow) + -ence (state) = 'the state of things following one another.' A sequence is what you get when each item follows the one before it in a fixed order — numbers, events, DNA bases, movie shots. This is the most literal sequ word and the anchor of the whole family.
Root sequ still carries 21 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.in sequence按顺序
- 2.sequence of events事件经过
- 3.DNA sequenceDNA 序列
- 4.logical sequence逻辑顺序
Example Sentences
- 1.
The events happened in a strange sequence that no one could explain.
- 2.
Press the buttons in the correct sequence to unlock the door.
- 3.
Scientists managed to sequence the entire human genome.
Easily Confused
sequence vs series — a series is just a number of similar things one after another (a series of meetings); a sequence stresses the fixed order in which they follow, so reordering breaks it (the launch sequence). If the order matters → sequence.