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　

TEM8化学

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

双语例句

• Its political potency is overrated too.
  这一政策的政治影响力也被高估了。
• However, a Scorpio's love can also be exceptional in its depth and potency.
  不管怎样，天蝎情人的爱在深度和潜力上是不同寻常的。
• He discussed the veil of Aphrodite and whether its release resulted in improved potency.
  他讨论了揭开‘阿芙罗狄蒂的面纱’可能导致（男性）性能力的改善。
• 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。
• I can personally attest to the subtle potency of this Attunement.
  我能以我个人来证明这个调音的精妙效力。
• It indicated that the cell immunity induced by live JE vaccine played an important role in protective potency.
  表明乙脑活疫苗诱导的免疫应答中细胞免疫在保护效力中占有重要地位。
• Biological and/ or immunochemical activity should be assessed using the same analytical procedures used to determine product potency.
  确定生物和/免疫化学活性的分析方法应当要和用来确定产品效力的分析方法一样。
• He found that these antioxidants were higher in quality and potency than in any other nut.
  他发现核桃中的抗氧化剂不论从质量还是效力上看，比其他种类的坚果都要更胜一筹。
• Manufacturers and the FDA then test for potency and safety before shipping the lot releases around the country.
  在疫苗正式投放全国之前，生产厂家和FDA会测试它们的效能和安全性。
• As with a seed, the potency of an earthly location is wedded to the memory of its origin.
  正如一粒种子，一种物质的力量和它起源的记忆是相结合的。