动词ascend

形容词descending

1. 上行的：乌尔曼(Walter Ullmann)在分析中世纪的正当性理论时,从正当性的不同源头出发区分了下行的(descending)正当性理论和上行的(ascending)正当性理论. 所谓下行的进路把政府的正当性归诸普遍的原则或者更高的强力,

2. 上行：chromatic 半音的 | ascending 上行 | descending 下行

1. （次序）上升的，渐进的
    If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.

    e.g. Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.
           现在按照体型由小到大的顺序画出或是临摹出10只恐龙。
    e.g. ...an ascending spiral of antisocial behaviour.
           反社会行为盘旋上升的态势

1. the act of changing location in an upward direction

    Synonym: riseascentascension