stratified
 成層的; 分層的


 strat·i·fied /ˈstrætəˌfaɪd/ 形容詞
 複層的,分層的,成層的,層化的,疊生的


 Strat·i·fied a. Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers; as, stratified rock.

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 Strat·i·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stratified p. pr. & vb. n. Stratifying ]  To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the earth; to arrange in strata.

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 stratify
      v 1: divide society into social classes or castes; "Income
           distribution often stratifies a society"
      2: form layers or strata; "The rock stratifies"
      3: develop different social levels, classes, or castes;
         "Society stratifies when the income gap widens"
      4: form, arrange, or deposit in layers; "The fish are
         stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the
         force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list
         of names according to the addresses"
      5: render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of
         earth or sand; "stratify seeds"
      [also: stratified]


 stratified
      adj 1: arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified areas
             of the distribution" [syn: graded, ranked]
      2: deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified
         rock" [syn: bedded] [ant: unstratified]
      3: (used of society) socially hierarchical; "American society
         is becoming increasingly stratified" [syn: class-conscious]


 stratified
      See stratify