successive

continual, continuous, successive, constant, persistent

这些形容词均有“连续的”、“不断的”之意。
continual: 强调重复或持续发生，但连续之间允许有间断。
continuous: 语意最强，强调在时间和空间上没有间断。
successive: 强调事物一个接一个地发生，无间断。
constant: 多指习惯性的重复和不变的持续。
persistent: 普通用词，可指不懈的努力，也可指任何连续不断或重复出现的事物。

形容词 successive:

1. in regular succession without gaps
   同义词：consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial

1. I bought a book on the passing of spiritual authority from the apostles through successive popes and other bishops.
   我买了一本关于神权自使徒传至教皇及其他主教的一脉相承的书。
2. He dropped the nails on the ground and successive clangs were heard.
   他把钉子掉到了地上，听见了一连串的叮当声。
3. Repeating;with some degree of correspondence in successive trials or observations;( "a pattern of message traffic"; "a pattern of hardware failures" ).
   在连续的试验或观测中，有重复性且有某种程度相似性的信息。例如报文流量模式、硬件故障模式。
4. A distance estimated in fathoms between successive marks on a sounding line.
   水砣绳间距标示通过测深锤上连续的标记估计出来的以英寸计量的距离
5. A tied score in tennis in which each player or side has40 points, or5 or more games, and one player or side must win2 successive points to win the game, or2 successive games to win the set.
   局末，平分，盘末平分网球比赛中的一种平局在网球比赛中，比赛对方每方都有40分或者至少有五局，任何一方只有连得两分才算赢一局，或者要连赢两局才算赢一盘
6. Continuity is ensured by using the same props in successive scenes.
   在连续的场景中使用同样的道具以确保前後衔接。