adj.上升的；有优势的
n.运星；祖宗
=ascendent.
After the election, our political party was once again in the ascendant. 竞选之后，我们的政党又一次变得越来越强大了。
We still have the ascendant position in world politics. 我们在国际政治中仍占优势地位。
用作名词 (n.)Her star seems very much in the ascendant. 她看来吉星高照。
