Definition of Peter Principle in English:

Peter Principle

noun ˈpiːtə

The principle that members of a hierarchy are promoted until they reach the level at which they are no longer competent.
彼得原则（即在等级制度下的人可被晋升，直至到达自己能力无法胜任的级别）
Example sentencesExamples
- The Peter Principle seeks to explain why so many organizations have so much incompetence, and it explains this by saying that people are promoted until they are in over their head.
- The "Peter Principle" states that "in a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence; the cream rises until it sours."

Origin

1960s: named after Laurence J. Peter (1919–90), the Canadian educationalist who put forward the theory.

Definition of Peter Principle in US English:

Peter Principle

nounˈpēdər ˈprinsəpəl

The principle that members of a hierarchy are promoted until they reach the level at which they are no longer competent.
彼得原则（即在等级制度下的人可被晋升，直至到达自己能力无法胜任的级别）
Example sentencesExamples
- The "Peter Principle" states that "in a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence; the cream rises until it sours."
- The Peter Principle seeks to explain why so many organizations have so much incompetence, and it explains this by saying that people are promoted until they are in over their head.

Origin

1960s: named after Laurence J. Peter (1919–90), the Canadian educationalist who put forward the theory.

单词	Peter Principle
释义	Definition of Peter Principle in English: Peter Principle noun ˈpiːtə The principle that members of a hierarchy are promoted until they reach the level at which they are no longer competent. 彼得原则（即在等级制度下的人可被晋升，直至到达自己能力无法胜任的级别） Example sentencesExamples The Peter Principle seeks to explain why so many organizations have so much incompetence, and it explains this by saying that people are promoted until they are in over their head. The "Peter Principle" states that "in a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence; the cream rises until it sours." Origin 1960s: named after Laurence J. Peter (1919–90), the Canadian educationalist who put forward the theory. Definition of Peter Principle in US English: Peter Principle nounˈpēdər ˈprinsəpəl The principle that members of a hierarchy are promoted until they reach the level at which they are no longer competent. 彼得原则（即在等级制度下的人可被晋升，直至到达自己能力无法胜任的级别） Example sentencesExamples The "Peter Principle" states that "in a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence; the cream rises until it sours." The Peter Principle seeks to explain why so many organizations have so much incompetence, and it explains this by saying that people are promoted until they are in over their head. Origin 1960s: named after Laurence J. Peter (1919–90), the Canadian educationalist who put forward the theory.
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