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in a/the hierarchy
She worked her way up in the corporate hierarchy.
她在公司等级制度中一步步晋升。
等级制度；等级体系
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等级制度；等级体系
a system in which people or things are arranged in ranks or levels
She worked her way up in the corporate hierarchy.
她在公司等级制度中一步步晋升。
由按等级排列的权威官员组成的机构。
A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.
系统中人员或事物按次序排列的系列分组
a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
按地位、权力等特征将人或群体分等级的社会、宗教、经济或政治体系或组织。
A social, religious, economic or political system or organization in which people or groups of people are ranked with some superior to others based on their status, authority or some other trait.
行政机构中不同级别人员的组织
the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
In many companies, employees are ranked according to a clear hierarchy.
在许多公司里，员工按照明确的等级制度排列。
AI contextual example
The animal kingdom has a complex hierarchy, from tiny insects to large mammals.
动物界有一个复杂的等级体系，从微小的昆虫到大型哺乳动物。
AI contextual example
She worked her way up the hierarchy to become the head of the department.
她在等级体系中一步步晋升，最终成为部门主管。
AI contextual example
put honesty first in her hierarchy of values
她将诚实置于自己的价值观体系的首位。
WordNet
She worked her way up in the corporate hierarchy.
她在公司等级制度中一步步晋升。
There is a clear hierarchy of needs in the theory.
该理论中有一个明确的需求层级。
The CEO is at the top of the hierarchy.
首席执行官处于等级制度的顶端。
Not this
In a heirarchy, each level has its own responsibilities.
Use this
In a hierarchy, each level has its own responsibilities.
heirarchy是错误的拼写，因为该词的正确拼写中有两个'r'，一个在'he'之后，另一个在'r'之前，受发音影响容易漏写第一个'r'。正确形式hierarchy保留了这两个'r'。
Not this
This is a hierarchical of power.
Use this
This is a hierarchy of power.
hierarchical是形容词，意思是‘分层的’，不能直接用作名词；而hierarchy是名词，表示‘等级制度’。此处需要名词作表语，应使用hierarchy。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
社会等级制度
In many animal groups, there is a clear social hierarchy.
在许多动物群体中，存在明确的社会等级制度。
企业等级制度
She climbed the corporate hierarchy to become CEO.
她通过企业等级制度晋升为首席执行官。
权力等级
The power hierarchy in the organization was rigidly defined.
该组织的权力等级划分严格。
需求层次
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a well-known psychological theory.
马斯洛的需求层次理论是著名的心理学理论。
阶级等级
The class hierarchy in that society is based on wealth.
那个社会的阶级等级基于财富。
权力等级制度
In the political party, there is a clear power hierarchy that determines who makes decisions.
在这个政党中，存在一个明确的权力等级制度，决定谁来做决策。
社会等级制度
Social hierarchy in ancient China was based on Confucian principles.
古代中国的社会等级制度基于儒家原则。
企业等级制度
She climbed the corporate hierarchy from intern to CEO in ten years.
她在十年内从实习生升到了企业等级制度的顶端——首席执行官。
Use hierarchy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想'hier'像'higher'，上层权力更高→等级制度。
通常用于描述组织或系统中的等级结构，如企业层级、学术等级或社会阶层。语体中性，适用于多种正式和非正式场合。
可数名词，复数形式为hierarchies。常用于描述系统内的等级结构，常与介词in或of搭配，如in a hierarchy / hierarchy of something。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.