托福词汇之“serial killer连环杀手”

　　墨西哥前职业女摔跤运动员“沉默夫人”被诉自2006年以来连续杀害十几位老年妇女，并于近日被判入狱759年。

　　请看外电的报道：

　　A former female wrestler who terrorized Mexico City as the "Little Old LadyKiller" was sentenced to 759 years in jail on Monday for killing 16 elderlywomen. … Female serial killers are rare in any country.

　　本周一，以“小老太太杀手”之名吓刹墨西哥城的前女摔跤运动员因杀害16名老年妇女而被判入狱759年。…… 女连环杀手在任何国家都很罕见。

　　该报道中，female serial killer 就是 “女连环杀手”。serial 在这里是形容词，意指 of, pertaining to,consisting of, or occurring in a series rather than simultaneously(连续的，一系列的);它也可以用作名词，指anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installmentsat regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine(连载)，例如：serial pictures (连环画)，serial stories (连载小说)，serial drama (连续剧)等。