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

• Those six killer apps were the key to Western ascendancy.
  这六个杀手级软件程序是西方取得优势的关键。
• At present the wet methods seem to be in the ascendancy.
  目前看来湿法似占优势。
• The extremists are gaining ascendancy.
  极端分子正逐渐占据上风。
• 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。
• Two radically different forms of government are competing for ascendancy.
  两种根本上不同的政体正在为取得支配地位而相互竞争。
• He gained the ascendancy over me in the last election.
  他在上次竞选中胜过我。
• Sophisticated public relations activities ascendancy& full-range service focus on customer experience.
  精致的公关活动优势；&注重客户感受的全程服务。
• The "bulls", those who make money on a rising market, are in the ascendancy.
  趁市场行情上涨而赚钱的多头占了上风。
• Kennedy saw the liberal dawn that was heralded by the New Frontier and the Great Society give way to a long conservative ascendancy.
  肯尼迪目睹了由“新边疆”[2]和“伟大社会”[3]开启的自由主义清晨让位于保守主义漫长的统治。
• English is, doubtless, the predominant language in today's world and its ascendancy has aroused heated debate in the academia and the general public alike.
  英语无疑是接天世界上影响最广的语言而它的绝对优势地位在学术界和普通公众中都引起了激烈的讨论。