serial

• 連続した; 連続した; 分割された
• n. テレビシリーズ; [グラフィック]定期刊行物; 連載小説

シリーズ、連続、直列、-al、形容詞接尾辞から。

serial (adj.)

"coming in regular succession," 1840, from series + -al (1); popularized in reference to Dickens' novels, published one part at a time in periodicals (as opposed to all at once in a book). Found to be a useful word and given wide application. Serial number, indicating position in a series, first recorded 1866, originally of papers, packages, etc.; of soldiers from 1918. Serial killer is first attested 1981 (in relation to John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy), though serial had been used in connection with murders since the early 1960s. Related: Serially.

serial (n.)

1846, from serial (adj.).

1. All the bills had the same serial number.The cash was counterfeit.

すべての紙幣のシリアル番号は同じです。これらのお金は偽札です。

2.It 's a film about a serial killer and not for the faint-hearted.

この映画は連続殺人犯の話で、臆病な人には向いていない。

3.The first part of the serial ended with a real cliffhanger.

このドラマの第1話は迫力あるサスペンスで終わった。

4.tasks carried out in the same serial order

同じ順序で完了したタスク

5.A new serial is starting on television tonight.

今夜テレビで新しい連続ドラマがスタートする。