First, there's something called hierarchical organization.

首先，有一种叫做分层结构的东西。

We'll meet a self-managing company which isn't hierarchical and has no boss.

我们将会看到一家自我管理型公司，它没有等级制度，没有上司。

Most important, it is hierarchical and nested in structure.

最重要的是，人类语言是分层的和嵌套的结构。

Grammar has a hierarchical, nested structure involving units within other units.

语法有嵌套的层级结构，语言单位当中又有其他语言单位。

They point out clearly that their relationship with students is cooperative, rather than hierarchical.

他们非常明确地指出，他们和学生的关系是合作关系，而绝非等级关系。

As the world becomes more connected and less hierarchical, traditional career paths are shifting as well.

当世界变得更紧密界限更模糊时，传统的职业生涯也在发生变化。

Instead of a little man, what if the brain was a hierarchical system?

在他看来，如果大脑不是一个侏儒，而是一个分级系统，情况会如何呢？

It's also the reason why there are strict hierarchical labels, such as Handmaid, Marthas, Wives.

这也是为什么有严格的等级标签，如使女，玛莎，妻子。

Critics of the taxonomy often questioned the existence of a sequential hierarchical link between each level.

分类法的批评者经常质疑每一层之间是否存在顺序的等级联系。

It could benefit from a shake-up that flattens its hierarchical management structure. Its policies could also be improved.

这种做法可能会受益于一场使其层级管理结构扁平化的改革。其政策可能也会得到改善。