ascend

登る

階段や坂などを通って、より高い場所へ行く。

やさしい英語で： To go up stairs, a hill, or another route to a higher place.

• We began to ascend the hill.
• She ascended the staircase slowly.
• How long does it take to ascend this mountain?

類義語： climb, go up

反対語： descend

よく使う表現： ascend the stairs, ascend a mountain, ascend the slope

上昇する、昇る

空中を上へ動いたり、より高い位置へ移動したりする。

やさしい英語で： To move upward through the air or toward a higher position.

• The balloon began to ascend.
• Smoke ascended into the evening sky.
• The helicopter ascended to a safer height.

使い方： ascend into/to something (The balloon ascended into the clouds.)

類義語： rise, go up

反対語： descend

よく使う表現： ascend into something, ascend to something

即位する

前の君主に代わって王や女王になる。

やさしい英語で： To become king or queen after the previous ruler.

• She will ascend the throne next year.
• He ascended the throne after his father died.
• Two young kings ascended the throne during that century.

よく使う表現： ascend the throne, ascend a throne