procession

/prəˈseʃn/ (bre, ipa) · [prəsˈɛʃən] /prəˈseʃn/ (ame, ipa) · [prəsˈɛʃən] /prə-ˈse-shən/ (ame, mw)

procession — noun

  • processionsingular
  • processionsplural

1. a group of people, vehicles, or animals that move forward together in a line, fo

1.名詞C2
釋義

a group of people, vehicles, or animals that move forward together in a line, for example during a wedding, funeral, festival, or other formal occasion

例句

The wedding procession walked slowly down the path toward the church at the garden's edge.

collocation: wedding procession

Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the carnival procession with its colourful floats.

同義詞
  • parade

    more celebratory and informal; a parade often has music and spectators cheering, while a procession can be solemn

  • cortege

    specifically for a funeral procession; formal and less common

  • cavalcade

    a procession of vehicles or riders on horses; often grand or impressive

用法筆記

Frequently appears with an adjective describing the occasion: 'wedding procession,' 'funeral procession,' 'carnival procession,' 'royal procession.' The verb most commonly used with this sense is 'march' or 'walk' — people in a procession move together at a slow, deliberate pace.

常見錯誤

❌The whole wedding procession lasted four hours, including dinner and speeches.
✅The whole wedding celebration lasted four hours, and the procession was only one part of it.
💡'procession' names the moving line of people, not the entire event.

2. a situation in which many individuals or objects follow one another in a steady

2.名詞B2
釋義

a situation in which many individuals or objects follow one another in a steady flow, one after the next

例句

A steady procession of taxis pulled up outside the hotel to collect the guests.

pattern: procession of + [plural noun]

Chiara faced a long procession of job interviews before she finally received an offer.

同義詞
  • stream

    suggests a continuous flow, often of people or traffic, like 'a stream of visitors'

  • series

    more neutral and factual; 'a series of events' does not imply the same visual image of movement

  • succession

    formal; 'a succession of managers' emphasizes the order they came in

文法句型

procession + of + [plural noun]

用法筆記

Always followed by 'of' + plural noun. The subject is not literally marching in a line — it describes a rapid or continuous sequence. Common with 'a steady procession of,' 'a long procession of,' 'an endless procession of.' This sense cannot be counted — it is singular only.

常見錯誤

❌There were many processions of visitors.
✅There was a constant procession of visitors.
💡This sense is always singular; it describes one ongoing series, not individual separate groups.