ascendancy

英 [əˈsendənsi]

美 [əˈsendənsi]

n.  支配地位; 优势; 影响

GRE

BNC.14964 / COCA.17325

牛津词典

noun

• 支配地位；优势；影响
  the position of having power or influence over sb/sth
  1. moral/political/intellectual ascendancy
     道德影响；政治支配地位；智力优势
  2. The opposition party was in the ascendancy (= gaining control) .
     反对党已渐占优势。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 优势;权势;支配地位
  If one group hasascendancyover another group, it has more power or influence than the other group.
  1. Although geographically linked, the two provinces have long fought for political ascendancy...
     尽管在地理上彼此依存，两省却长期为获取政治支配权你争我夺。
  2. The extremists are gaining ascendancy.
     极端分子正逐渐占据上风。

英英释义

noun

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
  1. her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
  Synonym:dominanceascendanceascendenceascendencycontrol

双语例句

• That implies there could be a lag of about 70 years between economic dominance and currency ascendancy.
  这意味着，本币成为主要储备货币与本国占据世界经济主导地位之间，可能存在着大约70年的滞后。
• The extremists are gaining ascendancy.
  极端分子正逐渐占据上风。
• The opposition party was in the ascendancy.
  反对党已渐占优势。
• They are in danger of losing their political ascendancy.
  他们正面临失去政治优势的危险。
• Aristotle's science had acquired ascendancy.
  亚里斯多德的科学早已盛行一时。
• This spirited action established the ascendancy of the British fleet in the Mediterranean and Italian prestige suffered a blow from which it never recovered.
  这一场令人兴奋的战斗确定了英国舰队在地中海的优势，而意大利的威望却受到了一次打击，从此一蹶不振。
• The wife gradually gained ascendancy over her weak will husband.
  那位太太逐步控制了她那意志薄弱的丈夫。
• This led to the ascendancy of Bismarck.
  这一切最后导致了俾斯麦的崛起。
• He gained the ascendancy over me in the last election.
  他在上次竞选中胜过我。
• They established their ascendancy.
  他们确立了他们的支配地位。