potency

英['pəʊtnsi] 美['poʊtnsi]
  • n. 效力；潜能；权力
potencies
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions;

    "he has the authority to issue warrants"
    "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
    "a place of potency in the state"

  2. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects;

    "the toxin's potency"
    "the strength of the drinks"

  3. the inherent capacity for coming into being

  4. the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

双语例句

1. They testify to the extraordinary potency of his personality.
这些事情证明了他非凡的人格魅力。

来自柯林斯例句

2. All their songs have a lingering potency.
他们所有的歌曲都有耐人寻味的魅力。

来自柯林斯例句

3. the potency of desire
欲望的支配力

来自《权威词典》

4. Alcohol increases the drug's potency.
酒精能增加这种毒品的效力.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Sunscreen can lose its potency if left over winter in the bathroom cabinet.
如果把防晒霜在盥洗室的壁橱里放一个冬天，就有可能失效。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Alcohol increases the drug's potency.
      酒精能增加这种毒品的效力。
    2. If you keep a medicine too long, it may lose its potency.
      药物存放太久，可能会失去效力。
    3. Vanity is a motive of immense potency.
      虚荣心是一个有着极大潜力的动机。

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相关词汇

【邻近词汇】

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