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potency n.效力；潜能；权力 (1) 酒精能增加这种毒品的效力。(2) 药物存放太久，可能会失去效力。(3) 虚荣心是一个有着极大潜力的动机。 Potency is an official measurement in pharmacology, or the science of prescribing drugs. It's also useful for describing a person's power or authority over others. The Latin root word is potentia, or "power," and its origin goes all the way back to the Sanskrit word for "master or husband," patih. The word potency has historically been associated with men, but it's fine to use it to describe a woman's power too.

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英 ['pəʊtnsi] 美 ['poʊtnsi] (1) Alcohol increases the drug's potency.(2) If you keep a medicine too long, it may lose its potency.(3) Vanity is a motive of immense potency. Use the noun potency when you're talking about the strength of something. You could refer to the potency of a drug or the potency of a political leader. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（人、行动或思想的）影响力，支配力 Potency is the power and influence that a person, action, or idea has to affect or change people's lives, feelings, or beliefs.   [usu with supp]They testify to the extraordinary potency of his personality...这些事情证明了他非凡的人格魅力。All their songs have a lingering potency.他们所有的歌曲都有耐人寻味的魅力。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（药物等的）效力；药力；药效 The potency of a drug, poison, or other chemical is its strength.   [usu with poss]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。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（男子的）性交能力，性机能 Potency is the ability of a man to have sex. Alcohol abuse in men can cause loss of sex drive and reduced potency.男子酗酒可能导致性欲丧失和性功能下降。

英语单词	potency
英美音标	英 ['pəʊtnsi] 美 ['poʊtnsi]
中文释义	n.效力；潜能；权力
英语例句	(1) Alcohol increases the drug's potency. (2) If you keep a medicine too long, it may lose its potency. (3) Vanity is a motive of immense potency.
中文例句	(1) 酒精能增加这种毒品的效力。 (2) 药物存放太久，可能会失去效力。 (3) 虚荣心是一个有着极大潜力的动机。
vocabulary简明	Use the noun potency when you're talking about the strength of something. You could refer to the potency of a drug or the potency of a political leader.
vocabulary扩展	Potency is an official measurement in pharmacology, or the science of prescribing drugs. It's also useful for describing a person's power or authority over others. The Latin root word is potentia, or "power," and its origin goes all the way back to the Sanskrit word for "master or husband," patih. The word potency has historically been associated with men, but it's fine to use it to describe a woman's power too.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（人、行动或思想的）影响力，支配力 Potency is the power and influence that a person, action, or idea has to affect or change people's lives, feelings, or beliefs. [usu with supp] They testify to the extraordinary potency of his personality... 这些事情证明了他非凡的人格魅力。 All their songs have a lingering potency. 他们所有的歌曲都有耐人寻味的魅力。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（药物等的）效力；药力；药效 The potency of a drug, poison, or other chemical is its strength. [usu with poss] 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。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（男子的）性交能力，性机能 Potency is the ability of a man to have sex. Alcohol abuse in men can cause loss of sex drive and reduced potency. 男子酗酒可能导致性欲丧失和性功能下降。

Potency Power Word N Uncount 不可数名词 Alcohol Lose [Usu