ascendant
/əˈsendənt/📚 25630GREsatIf someone or something is in the ascendant, they have or are getting more power, influence, or popularity than other people or things. 优势
noun [抽象名词]优势；星位
Radical reformers are once more in the ascendant.
激进派的改革家们再一次占了山风。
adjective [原级]上升的；优越的；增长的；星位的
But how will Washington shape regional rules when China has emerged as the ascendant power?
然而，在中国崛起成为一支新兴强国之际，美国将如何影响区域规则？
a + scend (爬) + ant → 爬到有利的地方去 → 优越
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- Northeastern and West Coast cities are ascendant, eclipsing former Sunbelt favorites such as Atlanta. 美国东北部和西海岸的城市占有优势，超过了以前深受青睐的亚特兰大这类阳光地带的城市。
- It was of a United States ascendant that Berlin wrote, a confident nation assuming responsibility for the world. 柏林写道，作为一个愿意承担世界责任的自信民族，美国赢得了支配地位。