ascendant
英[əˈsendənt]
美[əˈsɛndənt]
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反义词
词组
in the ascendant
rising in power or influence
力量(或影响)正在增长的
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PHRASE
权势日隆;影响变大;日益受欢迎
If someone or something is in the ascendant, they have or are getting more power, influence, or popularity than other people or things.
例句
Radical reformers are once more in the ascendant...
激进派改革者再度占据了统治地位。
Why are Geography, Drama, Art and English in the ascendant?
为什么地理、戏剧、艺术和英语逐渐受宠?
英英词典释义
Noun
1. position or state of being dominant or in control;
"that idea was in the ascendant"2. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Adjective
1. tending or directed upward;
"rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin2. most powerful or important or influential;
"the economically ascendant class""D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"