18,"ascendancy",n 優(yōu)勢地位(決定性的有利地位);統(tǒng)治權=supremacy=domination=masterdom=sovereignty
【例】get [gain, have, obtain] the ascendancy over 占優(yōu)勢;對…占支配地位
19,"ascendant",adj 上升的,優(yōu)越的(在地位或影響方面處支配地位的)
【例】a conservative policy currently in the ascendant 目前保守政策處優(yōu)勢地位
【反】having no influence[power](沒影響力)
20,"ascent",n 上升;(地位,聲望等的)提高,攀登
【例】the ascent to power 得勢