ascendancy
(also ascendency) [ə'sen.dənt.si] noun uncountable formal
■a position of power, strength or success 权势显赫，处尊居显；优势，支配地位•They are in danger of losing their political ascendancy (= controlling power).他们的政治权位岌岌可危。 •Supporters of the proposal are currently in the ascendancy over its opponents (= are more powerful than them).议案的支持者目前占据上风（压倒了反对者）。 |