hierarchically
adverb uk/ˌhaɪəˈrɑː.kɪ.kəl.i/ us/ˌhaɪˈrɑːr.kɪ.kəl.i/
按等级划分地;等级制度地
with everyone or everything arranged according to level of importance
The company is hierarchically structured. 公司结构层次分明。
Nursing is organised hierarchically so that, as staff progress, they move away from basic caring work towards high-tech, skilled interventions. 护理工作是分等级的：随着员工的进步，他们从基本的护理工作转向高科技、需熟练技能的治疗工作。
See: hierarchy
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- Large intelligence organisations are very hierarchically structured.
- In hierarchically structured societies, consumption of the most sought after goods is restricted to a relatively small class.
- It is not easy in a country as hierarchically inclined as ours to continually question authority.