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。
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin ascendent- ‘climbing up’, from the verb ascendere, from ad- ‘to’ + scandere ‘to climb’.
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。