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 今天我们要学的词是 hierarchy¹. Hierarchy is spelled H-I-E-R-A-R-C-H-Y, hierarchy.

 

hierarchy 的意思是等级制，阶层。Millennials in Asia say they are benefitting from remote working by not only getting extra hours for more rest or pursuing hobbies, but also escaping from the constraints² of traditional work culture hierarchy. 亚洲的千禧一代表示，他们享受到远程工作的好处，不仅有了更多时间用来休息或发展个人爱好，而且还摆脱了传统的等级制工作文化的束缚。

 

The U.S. Constitution did not create a hierarchy of government in which the federal government is the highest, states second, and county and municipal governments are at the bottom, but instead set up a way in which the states could join together and provide for certain needs that individual states could not fulfill³ on their own. 美国宪法并没有建立联邦政府高高在上，各州其次，县市政府垫底的政府等级制度，而是建立了各州可以联合起来为无法满足某些需要的单个州提供帮助的方式。

 

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1 hierarchy   

n.等级制度；统治集团，领导层

参考例句：

• There is a rigid hierarchy of power in that country.那个国家有一套严密的权力等级制度。
• She's high up in the management hierarchy.她在管理阶层中地位很高。

2 constraints   

强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。