英语单词 | potent |
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英美音标 | 英 ['pəʊtnt] 美 ['poʊtnt] |
中文释义 | adj.强有力的;有效的 |
英语例句 | (1) We must take account of his potent influence. (2) I was convinced by his potent arguments. (3) Some narcotics are extraordinarily potent. |
中文例句 | (1) 我们必须考虑到他的强有力的影响。 (2) 他那有力的论据把我说服了。 (3) 有些麻醉药的效力非常强。 |
vocabulary简明 | Potent means really strong, but not like a body builder. Use potent instead to describe things like intense smells, powerful magic potions, and very influential people. |
vocabulary扩展 | From the Latin potentum, meaning “powerful,” potent is just that: having tremendous strength or influence in either a moral or physical sense. A potent question gets to the heart of the matter and sparks serious discussion. Really stiff drinks can be potent, as can your breath after a garlicky meal. And as the composer Igor Stravinsky once asked, "What force is more potent than love?" |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]很有效的;强有力的 Something that is potent is very effective and powerful.
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