| 单词 | hierarchy |
| 释义 | hierarchy (haɪərɑːʳki ) Word forms: hierarchies 1. variable noun A hierarchy is a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance, for example in society or in a company. Like most other American companies with a rigid hierarchy, workers and managers had strictly defined duties. She rose up the Tory hierarchy by the local government route. Even in the desert there was a kind of social hierarchy. Synonyms: grading, ranking, social order, pecking order 2. countable noun [with singular or plural verb] The hierarchy of an organization such as the Church is the group of people who manage and control it. 3. countable noun A hierarchy of ideas and beliefs involves organizing them into a system or structure. [formal] The notion of 'cultural imperialism' implies a hierarchy of cultures, some of which are stronger than others. [+ of] Quotations: We rank ourselves by the familiar dog system, a ladderlike social arrangement wherein one individual outranks all others, the next outranks all but the first, and so on down the hierarchyStrong and Sensitive Cats In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetenceThe Peter Principle Collocations: church hierarchy The Catholic church hierarchy is nervous. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But there are still those who question why the church hierarchy was devoting such attention to the issue. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This led to great racial inequality within the church hierarchy. Christianity Today (2000) But once you've gone through the hierarchy of needs, money becomes much less important. Times, Sunday Times He thought that it was one of 5 human needs in his hierarchy of needs, along with physiological needs, safety, self-esteem, and self-actualization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Expectancy theory, hierarchy of needs, and goal setting also have relevance in the succession planning process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet play seems to be a normal activity with animals who occupy the higher strata of their own hierarchy of needs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rather than increasing budgets for these things, governments may develop policies that allocate existing resources according to a hierarchy of needs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So there can be no hierarchy of values or behaviour. Times, Sunday Times It has given rise to moral and cultural relativism, or the notion that there can be no hierarchy of values. Times, Sunday Times There can be no hierarchy of values. Times, Sunday Times A hierarchy of values governs such decisions. Christianity Today The individual has no inner conflict; they are in internal harmony as their actions reflect their deeply felt hierarchy of values. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It raises the obvious question of how a lively community of ideas can prosper in a disciplined, top-down management hierarchy. Times, Sunday Times Over the years we have moved to a more top-heavy and proportionally higher-paid management hierarchy in schools yet behaviour and manners frequently come low on the list of priorities. Times, Sunday Times Each of these divisions were, to a degree, autonomous of each other and had their own divisional management hierarchy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For a complete hierarchical list of articles, see the intelligence cycle management hierarchy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Normal procedure would have been to refer the matter of the song upwards in the management hierarchy, but this was not done. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The military hierarchy claims that it would undermine the chain of command. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The attempted takeover seems to have sprung from the lower strata of the military hierarchy. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This no longer depended upon position in a military hierarchy, but solely upon the conduct of an individual leader. Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007) The exchange of one political hierarchy for another was acceptable; the exchange of patriarchy for equality was beyond the pale. Times, Sunday Times The physical transformation has been matched by changes in attitude almost as remarkable, at least among the political hierarchy. Times, Sunday Times Complex chiefdoms have two or even three tiers of political hierarchy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The character celebrates his independence from the secular and political hierarchy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For many, it was a way to advance in the social and political hierarchy; being inheritable, it meant a more privileged position for their descendants as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a world where there had been a strict religious hierarchy, this was the ultimate overturning of convention. Times, Sunday Times But the downfall of a former staunch junta ally signalled a further shake-up in the country's turbulent religious hierarchy. Times, Sunday Times They may be considered agnostic and do not believe in specific religious hierarchy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If however a secular ruler controls the religious hierarchy, he can use it to legitimate his own authority. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They challenged the status quo by subverting the religious hierarchy, and were perhaps even more subversive than they realized. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since his removal, they have found themselves back where they came from, but with their rigid hierarchy and iron discipline shattered. Times, Sunday Times It was characterized by a rigid hierarchy and centralization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It involves a rigid hierarchy of social classes, based on examinations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It maintained a rigid hierarchy as abbots and bishops were all members of the nobility and canons were all members of wealthy bourgois families. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had a rigid hierarchy and robust centralization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Trivial objects may carry messages, in this case declaring positions in a social hierarchy. The Times Literary Supplement It was a good book, which explained how we all get a kick from moving up the social hierarchy. Times, Sunday Times Is he nostalgic for the social hierarchy he so often portrays? Times, Sunday Times Many have had to accept a place in the social hierarchy several ranks below the one that they left. Times, Sunday Times Knowing what's good and what's not dictates your place in the social hierarchy. Times, Sunday Times It has its own social structure, status hierarchy and mechanisms of its modification. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Structural group properties were also examined, including: group leadership or status hierarchy, group permeability, and group conformity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the apex of the status hierarchy sits the paramount. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Humans, in this view, always live in groups and groups always demonstrate status hierarchies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Monarchy makes sense in a world where younger servants learn from older servants in a strict hierarchy. The English Civil War: A People's History (2006) The biggest obstacle it faces is the strict hierarchy in many offices. Times, Sunday Times (2011) We all know a strict hierarchy is observed for catwalk show seating, but what about entering a lift? Times, Sunday Times (2013) The traditional hierarchy, as detailed below, extends from atoms (or lower) to biospheres. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But for me — and it's truer for each generation — traditional hierarchies between high and low dissolved. Times, Sunday Times Encourages traditional hierarchies and rituals to avert disorder. Times, Sunday Times But despite their modernity, the report finds that traditional hierarchies remain. Times, Sunday Times Civil wars were fought and heretics burnt as ideas good and bad went viral and upended traditional hierarchies. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 等级制度 Japanese: 階層性 |
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