ascension
/əˈsenʃn/ (bre, ipa) · [əsˈɛnʃən] /əˈsenʃn/ (ame, ipa) · [əsˈɛnʃən] /ə-ˈsen(t)-shən/ (ame, mw)
ascension — noun
- ascensionsingular
- ascensionsplural
1. a person's move into a more powerful, important, or successful role within an or
a person's move into a more powerful, important, or successful role within an organization, government, or society
Sumin's ascension to chief editor surprised many of her older colleagues at the magazine.
ascension to + [job title]
The ascension of the young queen brought hope to the small island kingdom.
ascension of + [person] for taking power
Many people expected Otis's quick ascension through the company ranks after his big sales win.
Renata's ascension from junior lawyer to partner took only eight years of late nights.
文法句型
ascension to + [position]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or a political entity, and the preposition that follows is almost always 'to' (a position) or 'of' (a person rising). Distinguish from sense 2: sense 1 is about status, never about physical height.
常見錯誤
2. movement upward — either a person climbing something tall, or an object travelli
movement upward — either a person climbing something tall, or an object travelling up through the air
Diya watched the slow ascension of the red balloon over the rice fields.
ascension of + [rising object]
The team began their ascension of the icy north face just before sunrise.
ascension of + [mountain or wall] for climbing
Engineers measured the rocket's ascension into the upper layers of the sky.
Cyrus filmed the slow ascension of hot-air balloons drifting above the desert.
文法句型
the ascension of + [object]
用法筆記
Subject is concrete and physical — a balloon, rocket, climber, or aircraft — never a person's career. The word feels literary or technical; everyday speakers say 'climb' or 'rise' instead.
常見錯誤
3. in Christian belief, Jesus Christ's rise to heaven forty days after coming back
in Christian belief, Jesus Christ's rise to heaven forty days after coming back to life from the dead
Yael's grandmother told her the story of the Ascension every spring before Easter.
the Ascension as a religious event
The painting in the chapel showed the Ascension above a circle of waiting disciples.
the Ascension in religious art
Tunde's village holds a quiet church service each year to mark the Ascension.
Many Christian families celebrate the Ascension forty days after Easter Sunday.
- Ascension Day
the specific yearly holiday marking the event
- rising
the rising; very informal alternative used in some churches
文法句型
the Ascension
用法筆記
In this sense the word is almost always capitalized as 'the Ascension' and refers specifically to Jesus, not to other religions' stories of going to heaven. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 2 is any physical climb, while sense 3 is a specific religious event.