as·cen·dence英ə'sendəns美ə'sendənsCOCA²²⁴³⁴⁰BNC²³⁶²¹³⁺¹ 基本英英近义反义 n.权势⁵²;主导权¹⁶;优势¹⁶=ascendance¹⁶. Noun: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another;
her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her