potency

英 [ˈpəʊtnsi]

美 [ˈpoʊtnsi]

n.  影响力; 支配力; 效力; (男子)性能力，性机能

复数：potencies　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9122 / COCA.13482

牛津词典

noun

• 影响力；支配力；效力
  the power that sb/sth has to affect your body or mind
  1. the potency of desire
     欲望的支配力
  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。
• （男子）性能力，性机能
  the ability of a man to have sex

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （人、行动或思想的）影响力，支配力
  Potencyis the power and influence that a person, action, or idea has to affect or change people's lives, feelings, or beliefs.
  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。
  2. All their songs have a lingering potency.
     他们所有的歌曲都有耐人寻味的魅力。
• N-UNCOUNT （药物等的）效力；药力；药效
  Thepotencyof a drug, poison, or other chemical is its strength.
  1. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT （男子的）性交能力，性机能
  Potencyis the ability of a man to have sex.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
  1. the toxin's potency
  2. the strength of the drinks
  Synonym:effectivenessstrength
• the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  1. he has the authority to issue warrants
  2. deputies are given authorization to make arrests
  3. a place of potency in the state
  Synonym:authorityauthorizationauthorisationdominancesay-so
• the state of being potent
  Synonym:potence
• the inherent capacity for coming into being
  Synonym:potentialpotentiality

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