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To ascend is to move or travel upwards. You can do this literally, like when you ascend to 35,000 feet after your plane takes off, or figuratively, like when you win the lottery and ascend to a higher social class.
Riding the escalators in the department store is one way to amuse yourself while your parents shop. You can ascend all the way to the 8th floor, and then descend back to the ground floor. Both ascend and descend come from the Latin verb scandere, which means “to climb.” It's the prefixes that make all the difference. The a- of ascend makes the word mean “climb up,” while the de- of its antonym makes descend mean “climb down.”
实用短语
单词用法
这三个词的共同意思是“攀登”。其区别是climb指费力地攀登或上升；ascend是正式用语，多用于指登至极高的地方；mount指向上登的过程，尤指上马等一次跳跃的动作。例如It took me almost three hours to climb the steep hill.我花了几乎三个小时才爬上这座陡峭的山。He ascended the stairs.他登上了楼梯。The soldiers stood beside their horses，waiting for the order to mount.士兵们站立在马的旁边，等待上马的命令。He mounted his horse away.他骑上他的马走了。ascend，climb，mount
这些动词均含有“攀登，上升”之意。ascend正式用词，指不用手攀，一直上升直到相当高的地方。climb普通用词，含义广泛，侧重运用手足费力地攀登或上升，也可指抽象事物。mount书面用词，词义与ascend相近，强调连续不断地向上移动、攀登或上涨。指骑马时用mount。
词根词缀
词根: scend
=climb,表示”爬,攀”
n.
ascendancy 统治权,支配力量;权势,优势ascend[v.渐渐上升,升高v.攀登,登上]+ancy表名词→上升状态→优势
descendant 子孙,后代descend下传+ant人→下传的人→后代
v.
ascend 渐渐上升,升高a向上+scend爬,攀→v.渐渐上升,升高v.攀登,登上
condescend 屈尊,俯就con全部+descend下来,下降→全部向下→屈尊
descend 下来,下降;下传,遗传[指财产,气质,权利]de向下+scend爬,攀→v.下来,下降;下传,遗传[指财产,气质,权利]
transcend 超越,胜过trans横过,超过+scend爬→爬过→超越
同义词辨析
同根词
词根：ascend
adj.ascending上升的
ascendant上升的；优越的
ascendent上升的；占优势的
ascensional上升的
ascensive进步的；上升的；强调的
n.ascension上升；耶稣升天
ascendant优势；运星；支配地位
ascendent优势；支配力；运道（等于ascendant）
ascender上升的人或物；字母的上半（或下半）出头部分
v.ascending上升；获得（ascend的ing形式）；追溯