high-level

/ˌhaɪ ˈlevl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhaɪ ˈlevl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhī-ˈle-vəl/ (ame, mw)

high-level — 形容詞

1. involving people who hold important positions in a government, organization, or

1.形容詞C1
釋義

高層的

由高階官員或主管參與的

involving people who hold important positions in a government, organization, or company, such as ministers, ambassadors, or senior executives.

例句

Nala flew to Geneva for high-level talks with the African Union envoy.

Nala 飛往日內瓦，與非洲聯盟特使進行高層會談。

collocation: high-level talks / meetings / negotiations

A high-level meeting between the two foreign ministers was held in Tokyo on Sunday.

兩國外交部長之間的高層會議週日在東京舉行。

attributive: high-level + noun (meeting / talks / committee)

同義詞
  • senior

    describes the people directly; high-level describes the meeting or position involving them

  • top-level

    very close in meaning; slightly more emphatic about being at the very top

  • high-ranking

    describes individual officials rather than meetings or decisions

反義詞
  • low-level

    involving junior staff or routine workers rather than senior officials

文法句型

high-level + meeting / talks / discussions / official

用法筆記

Almost always attributive (placed before a noun). Subject nouns are typically meetings, talks, officials, sources, or decisions — not everyday objects or activities.

常見錯誤

❌The talks were high-level.
✅There were high-level talks between the two governments.
💡high-level normally sits before a noun rather than after 'be' in this sense.

2. at a great height above the ground, the floor, or the sea, especially when descr

2.形容詞C1
釋義

高空的

位於離地面很高位置的

at a great height above the ground, the floor, or the sea, especially when describing clouds, winds, or things placed up high.

例句

Thin high-level clouds drifted across the sky above the mountain ridge.

稀薄的高空雲層在山脊上方的天空中飄過。

collocation: high-level clouds / winds

Gabriel kept the medicine on a high-level shelf so the children could not reach it.

Gabriel 把藥放在高處的層架上，讓孩子們搆不到。

everyday use: placed up high, out of reach

同義詞
  • upper

    more general and more common in everyday English; high-level is more technical

  • elevated

    formal; emphasizes being raised above the surrounding area

反義詞

文法句型

high-level + clouds / wind / flight / shelf

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is physical (height above the ground), while sense 1 is metaphorical (high rank or importance). Typical nouns here are clouds, winds, shelves, or racks — not meetings or officials.

3. describing a programming language whose statements resemble ordinary English, so

3.形容詞C2
釋義

高階的

接近自然語言的程式語言

describing a programming language whose statements resemble ordinary English, so people can read and write code without dealing with the raw instructions a processor actually executes.

例句

Python and Java are high-level languages widely taught in beginner programming courses.

Python 和 Java 是程式設計入門課程中廣泛教授的高階語言。

collocation: high-level language / programming

Dewi prefers to write her data analysis scripts in a high-level language like R.

Dewi 偏好用像 R 這樣的高階語言來撰寫她的資料分析腳本。

typical context: writing code in a high-level language

反義詞
  • low-level

    closer to machine code; harder for humans to read but faster for the computer to execute

文法句型

high-level + language / programming / code

用法筆記

Almost always paired with 'language', 'programming language', or 'code'. Contrasted with 'low-level' (assembly or machine code), which is closer to what the processor directly executes.