ascendant
noun /əˈsendənt/
/əˈsendənt/
(also ascendent)
(also rising sign)
Idioms - the sign of the zodiac that is on the eastern horizon at the time and location of an event, particularly a birth
（诞生时的）上升星座 - I’m a Capricorn but my ascendant is Leo.
我是摩羯座，但我的上升星座是狮子座。
词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin ascendent- ‘climbing up’, from the verb ascendere, from ad- ‘to’ + scandere ‘to climb’. - I’m a Capricorn but my ascendant is Leo.
Idioms
in the ascendant
- (formal) being or becoming more powerful or popular
（权力、影响等）越来越大；日益受欢迎 - British pop music is once again in the ascendant.
英国流行音乐再次方兴未艾。
- British pop music is once again in the ascendant.