阶层的英文：
hierarchy

God is above the summit of heaven.
上帝是天堂的最高阶层。

Socially underprivileged families,groups,etc
社会地位低下的家庭、阶层等.

A hereditary ruling class;nobility.
贵族世袭统治阶级;贵族阶层

the political elite
政治精英(即统治阶层)。

British historian noted for his humorous works that ridicule the inefficiency of bureaucracies.
巴金森，西(里尔)·诺思科特生于1909英国历史学家，以讽刺官僚阶层低效无能的幽默作品而闻名。

She mixed with the in crowd.
她与时髦阶层交往。

The French Revolution liquidated the nobility
法国革命消灭了贵族阶层。

the upper bunk;the upper half of the class.
上铺;此阶层的上流社会

The common people;the lowest social classes
平民百姓;社会最低阶层

A degraded and squalid class or state of human existence.
下等阶层人类生活中一种堕落的，邋遢的阶层或状态

The hierarchy obtains more benefit.
统治集团得到更多的利益。

The old business corp is a hierarchy.
老商业公司是个统治集团。

That is the price they pay for hierarchy.
这是它们为等级体系付出的代价。

He has taken a step up in the hierarchy.
他的等级已升了一级。

There are many fine shadings of status through the social hierarchy.
在各个社会等级之间有许多细微的身份区别。