单词 | hierarchy |
释义 | Word Frequency hierarchy(ˈhaɪəˌrɑːkɪ) nounWord forms: plural -chies 1. a system of persons or things arranged in a graded order 2. a body of persons in holy orders organized into graded ranks 3. the collective body of those so organized 4. a series of ordered groupings within a system, such as the arrangement of plants and animals into classes, orders, families, etc 5. linguistics, mathematics a formal structure, usually represented by a diagram of connected nodes, with a single uppermost element Compare ordering, heterarchy, tree (sense 6)6. government by an organized priesthood Derived forms hierarchical (ˌhierˈarchical) or hierarchic (ˌhierˈarchic) adjective hierarchically (ˌhierˈarchically) adverb hierarchism (ˈhierˌarchism) noun Word origin C14: from Medieval Latin hierarchia, from Late Greek hierarkhia, from hierarkhēs high priest; see hiero-, -archy |
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