ascendency
優越性
解説 Definition
他者より優越した地位や優勢な状態。支配的な立場や影響力を持つ状態のこと。
Ascendency means a position of power, control, or clear advantage over others. It is often used in political, social, or personal contexts when one group or person becomes dominant. The word is formal and close in meaning to "dominance" or "supremacy."
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
ascend(上がる)を知っていれば覚えやすい語。人や勢力が「上へ上がって」、他より上の位置を占めるイメージから、ascendency は単なる能力の高さよりも「優勢な立場・支配的影響力」に近い。superiority が性質としての優越、dominance が実際の支配なら、ascendency はその優位に乗って相手の上に立つ感じ。gain/establish/maintain ascendency over ... の形で見ると定着しやすい。つづりは ascendancy もあるので混同注意。
Start with `ascend`, which means to go up. `Ascendency` keeps that upward image, then adds the idea of being above others in position or influence. It is not just about being better, but about holding the upper hand. Useful collocations like `gain ascendency over` or `maintain ascendency` make it easier to remember.
例文
The company achieved ascendency in the market.
その企業は市場における優越性を達成した。
His ascendency in the organization was undeniable.
組織における彼の優越性は否定できなかった。
The ascendency of digital technology changed everything.
デジタル技術の優越性がすべてを変えた。
ascendency の類義語・関連語
ascendency の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ascendency はラテン語 ascendere「上へ登る」から来た ascend の系列で、as-(ad-)「…へ」+ scandere「登る」+ -ency「状態」です。もとは占星術で「昇ってくる星が支配力を持つ」という発想に結びつき、そこから「優勢・優越性」の意味になりました。関連語は ascend, ascendant。
Ascendency belongs to the family of ascend, from Latin ascendere, meaning "to climb up." It combines ad- "to" and scandere "to climb," with -ency added for a state or condition. The word was influenced by astrology, where a rising star was thought to have power, and this helped shape the later sense of dominance or superiority. Related words include ascend and ascendant.
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