be in the ascendent
表示处于上升或支配地位。
The new technology is in the ascendent.
这项新技术正占主导地位。
祖先;前辈;祖先;先人(通常比祖父母更远);支配地位;控制状态;优势
a position or state of being dominant or in control
祖先;先人(通常比祖父母更远)
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
支配地位;控制状态;优势
position or state of being dominant or in control
During the Cold War, the United States was in the ascendent as a global superpower.
冷战期间,美国作为全球超级大国处于支配地位。
用法提示:名词ascendent表示支配地位,与in the短语连用。
After months of hard work, her team finally gained the ascendent over their rivals.
经过几个月的努力,她的团队终于占据了相对于对手的优势。
用法提示:名词ascendent表示优势,与gain the连用。
With the rise of digital streaming, online platforms have been in the ascendent for years.
随着数字流媒体的兴起,在线平台多年来一直处于上升优势。
用法提示:名词ascendent表示上升优势,与in the短语连用。
表示处于上升或支配地位。
The new technology is in the ascendent.
这项新技术正占主导地位。
表示对...有支配权或优势。
She has an ascendent over her rivals.
她比对手有优势。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is an ascendent of the famous poet.
正确表达He is a descendant of the famous poet.
将'ascendent'误用为'后裔',实际'ascendent'意为'祖先'或'支配地位',而'descendant'才是'后裔'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The stock price ascendent rapidly.
正确表达The stock price ascends rapidly.
误将'ascendent'当作动词使用,实际它是名词或形容词,动词形式应为'ascend'。
ascendent 是名词,表示支配地位或优势;ascendant 是形容词,表示上升的或占优势的。
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