hierarchies

英 [ˈhaɪərɑːkiz]

美 [ˈhaɪˌrɑrkiz]

n. 等级制度(尤指社会或组织); 统治集团; 层次体系
hierarchy的复数

柯林斯词典

N-VAR 等级制度
Ahierarchyis a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance, for example in society or in a company.
1. Like most other American companies with a rigid hierarchy, workers and managers had strictly defined duties...
  和其他多数拥有严格等级制度的美国公司一样，这里的工人和管理人员都有界定严格的职责。
2. She rose up the Tory hierarchy by the local government route...
  她通过地方政府的渠道在保守党的等级制度中一步步地晋升。
3. Even in the desert there was a kind of social hierarchy.
  即便在沙漠中也存在某种社会等级制度。
（组织中的）掌权集团，统治集团
Thehierarchyof an organization such as the Church is the group of people who manage and control it.
N-COUNT （思想、信仰的）等级体系，分级结构
Ahierarchy ofideas and beliefs involves organizing them into a system or structure.
1. ...the notion of 'cultural imperialism' implies a hierarchy of cultures, some of which are stronger than others.
  “文化扩张主义”意味着一种文化等级体系的存在，其中有些文化要比其他文化更强大。