| 释义 |
as·cend·ancy (also as·cend·ency ) BrE /əˈsendənsi/ NAmE /əˈsendənsi/ noun [U ]~ (over sb /sth )(formal ) the position of having power or influence over sb /sth 支配地位；优势；影响◆ moral /political /intellectual ascendancy 道德影响；政治支配地位；智力优势◆ The opposition party was in the ascendancy (= gaining control ). 反对党已渐占优势。 |