ascendant

• 形容正在获得力量、影响力或地位，逐渐占据主导地位的事物。

Describes something that is rising in power, influence, or status; becoming dominant.

1. Rising in power or influenceC1formal

   In a position of increasing power, influence, or dominance.

   崛起的

   • The new political party is in the ascendant.
   • Her career is clearly ascendant after the successful launch.
   • Technology companies are ascendant in the modern economy.

   同义词controllingdominantflourishinggrowingprevailingprosperingrisingsupreme

   反义词descendantfadingfallingsubordinatewaning

2. Moving upwardC1formal

   Tending or directed upward; rising.

   上升的

   • The ascendant smoke signaled a fire nearby.
   • The ascendant path of the rocket was clearly visible.
   • The ascendant trend in the stock market continued.

   同义词ascendingclimbingmountingrisingsoaringupward

   反义词descendantdescendingfallingsinking

3. Most powerful or importantC1formal

   Having the most power, influence, or importance in a particular context.

   占主导地位的

   • He was the ascendant figure in the negotiations.
   • The ascendant nation dominated trade in the region.
   • Her opinion was ascendant in the final decision.

   同义词dominantforemostleadingparamountpredominantpreeminentprevailingprimaryprincipalsupreme

   反义词inferiorminorsecondarysubordinatesubservient

• 名词，指处于支配、控制或影响力的优势地位；也指某人的祖先或来源。

A noun referring to a position of dominance, control, or influence, or an ancestor from whom one is descended.

1. Dominant positionC1formal

   A position or state of being dominant, influential, or in control.

   支配地位

   • The political party is currently in the ascendant.
   • Her career is in the ascendant after the successful launch.
   • The company's influence is on the ascendant in the tech industry.

   同义词ascendancycommandcontroldominancedominionmasterypredominancepreeminencesovereigntysupremacyswayupper hand

   反义词inferioritysubordinationsubservience

2. AncestorC2formal

   A person from whom one is descended, especially one more remote than a grandparent.

   祖先

   • The genealogist traced his ascendants back to the 17th century.
   • Many of her ascendants were farmers in the region.
   • The family tree includes several notable ascendants.

   同义词ancestorantecedentforebearforefatherprogenitor

   反义词descendant

3. Rising or upward directionC2formal

   Tending or directed upward; rising.

   上升方向

   • The ascendant path led them to the mountain peak.
   • The ascendant movement of the balloon was steady.
   • The ascendant trajectory of the rocket was impressive.

   同义词ascentriseupriseupsurge

   反义词descendant

4. Most powerful or influentialC1formal

   Being the most powerful, important, or influential.

   支配的

   • He is the ascendant figure in the field of neuroscience.
   • The ascendant nation in the region has a strong economy.
   • Her ascendant role in the project was recognized by everyone.

   同义词ascendancyauthoritycontroldominancehegemonyinfluencemasterypredominancepreeminencesupremacy