succession

继续；连续

一连串的人或事

继位；继任

succession

连续, 继承, 继任, 演替, [农业] 轮栽, 连续性

succession

1. a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"

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2. a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"

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3. the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"

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4. (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established

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5. acquisition of property by descent or by will

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