tier

tier
noun
  1. a row or levels of a structure, typically one of a series of rows placed one above the other and successively receding or diminishing in size[in combination]
    一排；一层
    a tier of seats.
    一排座位。
    the room was full of three-tier metal bunks.
    房间里摆满了三层金属床。
    ■one of a number of successively overlapping ruffles or flounces on a garment
    （衣服的）一层褶裥（或荷叶边）
    ■a level or grade within the hierarchy of an organization or system
    阶层；等级
    companies have taken out a tier of management to save money.
    公司已经撤销了一个管理层以省钱。
派生
tiered
adjective
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from French tire 'sequence, order', from tirer 'elongate, draw'
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