- (相属的各级机构) administrative levels:
overlapping and unwieldiness;
层次过多
simplify the administrative structure
减少层次
- (说话、作文内容的次序) arrangement of ideas (in writing or speech):
This article is not well organized.; This article lacks unity and coherence.
这篇文章层次不清。
If you know sth. about the author's family background, you will appreciate the poem on an even profounder level.
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。
- (分层) gradation:
gradation of colours
颜色的层次