名複: hierarchies
hierarchy
KK:[ˈhaɪǝˌrɑrkɪ] DJ:[ˈhaiǝrɑːki]
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
/ˈhʌɪərɑːki/
n.
(pl. hierarchies)
- a ranking system ordered according to status or authority. ▸ (the hierarchy) the upper echelons of a hierarchical system.▸an arrangement according to relative importance or inclusiveness.
- (the hierarchy) the clergy of the Catholic Church or of an episcopal Church.
- Theology the traditional system of orders of angels and other heavenly beings.
Derivative
- hierarchization
or hierarchisation n. - hierarchize
or hierarchise v.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. and med. L. from Gk hierarkhia, from hierarkhēs (see hierarch).
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》