serial

常習的な、連続の

同じ種類のことを何度も繰り返す人を表す。

やさしい英語で： Describing someone who does the same kind of thing again and again.

• He is a serial liar.
• Police arrested a serial offender yesterday.
• The book follows the hunt for a serial killer.

類義語： habitual, repeat

よく使う表現： serial killer, serial offender, serial liar, serial cheater

連載の、連続の

別々の部分が順番に発表されたり起こったりすること。

やさしい英語で： Appearing or happening in a series of separate parts, one after another.

• The story first appeared in serial form.
• Serial publication kept readers waiting for each new chapter.
• The library collects serial publications, including monthly journals.

類義語： episodic, sequential

よく使う表現： serial publication, serial form, serial installments

連続ドラマ、連載小説

雑誌、ラジオ、テレビで何回かに分けて届けられる物語やドラマ。

やさしい英語で： A story or drama presented in separate parts in a magazine, on radio, or on television.

• We listened to a radio serial.
• The magazine published her novel as a serial.
• Did you see the final episode of that serial?

類義語： series

よく使う表現： radio serial, television serial, weekly serial, drama serial

シリアル番号、認証コード

製品を識別する固有の番号やコード。ソフトの有効化にも使う。

やさしい英語で： A unique number or code identifying a product, often used to activate software.

• Enter the serial to activate the software.
• The serial is printed on the box.
• Each copy has a different serial.

類義語： serial number, activation code

よく使う表現： software serial, enter a serial, valid serial