[ céngcì ] 1.(相属的各级机构) administrative levels 短语和例子 层次过多 overlapping and unwieldiness; 减少层次 simplify the administrative structure2.(说话、作文内容的次序) arrangement of ideas (in writing or speech) 短语和例子 这篇文章层次不清。 this article is not well organized.; this article lacks unity and coherence. 如果你对作者的出身背景有所了解, 你就会在更深的层次上理解这首诗。 if you know sth. about the author's family background, you will appreciate the poem on an even profounder level.3.(分层) gradation 短语和例子 颜色的层次 gradation of colours; 层次分析 step analysis; 层次结构 adecker; hierarchical structure; 层次判别 layer discrimination