hierarchy
US
UK hierarchy n: (organization: structure)
SC 等级结构，等级体系 děng jí tǐ xì
TC 等級體系
TC 等級體系
The business is organized in a strict hierarchy.
该企业拥有严格的等级结构。
hierarchy n: (levels of order)
SC 等级制度 děng jí zhì dù
TC 等級制度
TC 等級制度
Plant classification follows a hierarchy; the highest level is the kingdom "Plantae".
植物分类遵照等级制度，最高级别是“植物王国”。
hierarchy n: (religious governing system)
SC 宗教组织等级制度
The Church's hierarchy is long established and is an important part of the religion in itself.
教会的宗教组织等级制度历史悠久，同时也是宗教本身的重要组成部分。
organize [sth] in a hierarchy, also UK: organise [sth] in a hierarchy v expr: (rank)
SC 按等级高低排列 àn děng jí gāo dī pái liè
organize [sth] into a hierarchy, also UK: organise [sth] into a hierarchy v expr: (rank, order by importance)
SC 按等级高低排列 àn děng jí gāo dī pái liè
Carolus Linnaeus started organizing animals into a taxonomic hierarchy in the early 1700's.