echelon
/ˈeʃəlɒn/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɛʃəlˌɑn] /ˈeʃəlɑːn/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈɛʃəlˌɑn] /ˈe-shə-ˌlän/ (ame, mw)
echelon — 名詞
- echelonsingular
- echelonsplural
1. one of the layers or grades of authority within a large organization or society,
階層；層級
組織或社會中的權力等級
one of the layers or grades of authority within a large organization or society, where people are grouped according to how much power or influence they have
Obi worked hard for years to climb into the upper echelons of the engineering firm.
Obi 努力工作了多年，終於爬進那間工程公司的上層階級。
collocation: upper echelons of [organization]
Decisions from the highest echelons of government rarely reach the public unchanged.
來自政府最高層級的決策，很少未經修改就傳達給民眾。
collocation: highest echelons of [institution]
Nora's discovery earned her a place in the upper echelons of the scientific community.
Nora 的研究發現使她躋身科學界的上層階級。
Journalists rarely gain access to the inner echelons of a secret intelligence agency.
記者很難接觸到秘密情報機構的內部高層。
The lower echelons of the civil service rarely influence major policy changes.
公務體系的較低層級幾乎無法影響重大的政策變更。
- tier
more general; suggests a horizontal layer in a system (e.g. seating tiers) without the strong authority meaning of echelon
- rank
more specific to formal hierarchies with named titles, especially in military contexts
- level
broader and less formal; can refer to any point on a scale, not just power structures
用法筆記
Often appears in plural form 'echelons' when naming different levels within a hierarchy. The adjectives 'upper', 'higher', 'top', 'lower', and 'inner' are commonly used before it.
常見錯誤
2. a stepped diagonal line of troops, aircraft, and vessels in which each element i
梯形編隊
部隊或軍機的梯狀排列
a stepped diagonal line of troops, aircraft, and vessels in which each element is offset to one side and placed a little behind the element that precedes it
The fighter jets flew in a left echelon formation over the coastline.
那些戰鬥機以左梯形編隊飛越海岸線。
collocation: left/right echelon formation
From the hillside, Gabriela watched the soldiers spread into a wide echelon across the field.
從山坡上，Gabriela 看著士兵們散開成寬闊的梯形陣列穿過田野。
The ships moved into an echelon, each behind and to the right of the next.
那些船隻排成梯形編隊，每一艘都在下一艘的右後方。
Takeshi studied historical diagrams showing how cavalry units advanced in echelon during the war.
Takeshi 研讀了歷史圖表，了解騎兵部隊在戰爭中如何以梯隊方式前進。
- column
a straight, single-file arrangement where units follow directly behind one another
用法筆記
Often used without an article in the phrase 'in echelon' to describe the style of formation. Direction can be specified as 'left echelon' or 'right echelon' depending on which side trails.
常見錯誤
echelon — 動詞
- echelonpresent simple I / you / we / they
- echelons3rd person singular
- echeloning-ing form
- echelonedpast simple
1. to place military forces such as troops, tanks, or aircraft in a stepped diagona
排成梯形
使部隊呈梯狀排列
to place military forces such as troops, tanks, or aircraft in a stepped diagonal pattern where each unit is offset from the one ahead, or for such forces to move into that arrangement on their own
The colonel echeloned the tanks so each crew had a clear view of the hillside.
上校將坦克排成梯形，讓每輛車組員都能清楚看到山坡的情況。
transitive: echelon + object
The patrol aircraft were echeloned to the left as they approached the storm.
那些巡邏機向左側呈梯形排列，逐漸接近風暴區。
passive: were echeloned + direction
The warships echeloned across the bay, following the flagship in a wide curve.
戰艦以梯形隊形駛過海灣，跟在旗艦後方劃出一道寬闊的弧線。
Bilal learned how commanders echelon their infantry to reduce damage from enemy fire.
Bilal 學習了指揮官如何將步兵排列成梯形，以降低敵方炮火造成的損害。
文法句型
echelon + object + adverb (direction)
echelon + adverb (direction)
用法筆記
The verb form is very rare in modern English; the passive construction ('were echeloned') is slightly more common than active voice. The phrase 'arranged in echelon' is used far more often than the verb 'to echelon'.