Word · Frequency #3591
hierarchy
等级制度；等级体系
a system in which people or things are arranged in ranks or levels
- 1.
A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.
由按等级排列的权威官员组成的机构。
- 2.
a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
系统中人员或事物按次序排列的系列分组
- 3.
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.
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。
- 4.
the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
行政机构中不同级别人员的组织
- 5.
Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it.
按等级排列的事物群体,其中除最顶端者外,每个都从属于其上方的特定事物。
分级结构；分层结构；由按等级排列的权威官员组成的机构。；系统中人员或事物按次序排列的系列分组；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。；行政机构中不同级别人员的组织
In use
In many companies, employees are ranked according to a clear hierarchy.
The animal kingdom has a complex hierarchy, from tiny insects to large mammals.
She worked her way up the hierarchy to become the head of the department.
put honesty first in her hierarchy of values
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。
hierarchy of sth
There is a clear hierarchy of needs in the theory.
该理论中有一个明确的需求层级。
Connections
Collocations
- social hierarchy
- 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。
- corporate hierarchy
- 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。
- power hierarchy
- 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。
- hierarchy of needs
- 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。
- class hierarchy
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'hier'像'higher'，上层权力更高→等级制度。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words end with the orthographic sequence 'archy' which corresponds to the pronunciation /ɑrki/ in standard American English, making them true rhymes with 'hierarchy'. No common lookalikes with different sounds are included.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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