be ascendent (over sb/sth)
The company is ascendent over its competitors.
这家公司相对于竞争对手处于优势地位。
占优势的；有影响力的；最重要的；向上倾斜的；上升的；最有权力或影响力的；举足轻重的；占优势的
tending or directed upward
向上倾斜的；上升的
tending or directed upward; - John Ruskin
最有权力或影响力的；举足轻重的
most powerful or important or influential
The ascendent faction in the company pushed for new policies.
公司内占优势的派系推动了新政策。
用法提示：形容词作定语，表示“占优势的”。
In astrology, Mars is ascendent in his chart.
在占星学中，火星在他的星盘中处于上升位置。
用法提示：形容词作表语，表示“上升的”。
Optimism remained ascendent despite the setbacks.
尽管遭遇挫折，乐观情绪仍占主导。
用法提示：形容词作表语，表示“占主导地位的”。
The company is ascendent over its competitors.
这家公司相对于竞争对手处于优势地位。
He is ascendent in the political arena.
他在政治领域崭露头角。
They hold an ascendent position in the market.
他们在市场中占据上升的主导地位。
grammar · medium
易错句子He ascendent the mountain.
正确表达He ascended the mountain.
ascendent 是形容词或名词，不能用作动词。表示“上升”应该使用动词 ascend。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is an ascendent of the famous poet.
正确表达She is a descendant of the famous poet.
ascendent 表示“祖先”（ancestor），而这里需要表示“后代”（descendant），两者意思相反。
虽然都表示‘占优势’，但ascendent还含有‘上升’的意思，且使用较少；dominant更常见，仅强调控制力或影响力
ascendent是形容词，意为‘上升的’；ascent是名词，指‘上升的动作或过程’
ascendent指‘上升的’或‘占优势的’；descendant指‘后代’，意义相反且词性不同（名词）
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