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

• 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。
• 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。
• They established their ascendancy.
  他们确立了他们的支配地位。
• 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。
• The extremists are gaining ascendancy.
  极端分子正逐渐占据上风。
• 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。
• The Jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony.
  处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒，用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。
• A: I think that as time goes on, people and historians have an opportunity to look back on political figures in this country, who, maybe during their ascendancy or during their years in power were perceived as ruthless sons of bitches.
  史派西：我认为随着时间的推移，人们和历史学家将有机会回顾这个国家的政治人物。这些人在事业上升期或掌权期或许被视为无情的杂种。