英语词汇ascension的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ascension
词源	ascension n. c. 1300, "ascent of Christ from earth into Heaven in the presence of his disciples on the 40th day after the Resurrection," from Latin ascensionem (nominative ascensio) "a rising," noun of action from past-participle stem of ascendere "to mount, ascend, go up" (see ascend). The astronomical sense is recorded late 14c.; the meaning "action of ascending" is from 1590s. Related: Ascensional. Entries linking to ascension ascend v. late 14c., "move upward," from Latin ascendere "to climb up, mount," of planets, constellations, "come over the horizon," figuratively "to rise, reach," from ad "to" (see ad-) + scandere "to climb" (see scan (v.)). Also in 15c. used with a sense "to mount (a female) for copulation." The meaning "slope upward" is from 1832. Related: Ascended; ascending. An Old English word for it was stigan. updated on September 25, 2022
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ascension n.