as·cend·an·cy
noun/əˈsendənsi/
/əˈsendənsi/
(also ascendency)
[uncountable, singular] (formal)- the position of having power or influence over somebody/something
支配地位；优势；影响 - United gained the ascendancy after half-time.
半场结束后，曼联取得了优势。 - in the ascendancy The opposition party was in the ascendancy (= gaining control).
反对党已渐占优势。 - ascendancy over somebody/something The poor have a moral ascendancy over the rich.
穷人比富人更有道德。
- United gained the ascendancy after half-time.