as·cend·ant (also as·cend·ent) BrE/əˈsendənt/NAmE/əˈsendənt/ (also ˈrising sign) nounthesignofthezodiac that is on the eastern horizonatthetimeandlocationofanevent, particularlyabirth(诞生时的)上升星座◆I'maCapricornbutmyascendantisLeo.我是摩羯座,但我的上升星座是狮子座。●intheascendant(formal) beingorbecomingmorepowerfulorpopular(权力、影响等)越来越大;日益受欢迎