新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hierarchy

英  [ˈhaɪərɑːki]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • hierarchies

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 等级制度

    A hierarchy is a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance, for example in society or in a company.

    双语例句

    例:

    Like most other American companies with a rigid hierarchy, workers and managers had strictly defined duties.

    像大多数其他等级制度森严的美国公司一样,这里工人和管理人员都有严格界定的职责。

    例:

    She rose up the Tory hierarchy by the local government route.

    她通过地方政府路线在保守党的等级体系内步步高升。

    例:

    Even in the desert there was a kind of social hierarchy.

    即便在沙漠里,也存在某种社会等级。

    2[C 可数名词] 统治集团

    The hierarchy of an organization is the group of people who manage and control it.

    双语例句

    例:

    The church hierarchy today feels the church should reflect the social and political realities of the country.

    教会统治集团如今感到教会应该反映国家的社会现实和政治现实。