potency

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n. 力量, 权力, 效力 [化] 能力

发音

其它 /ˈpəʊtənsi/

词形变化

potencies 复数 potencies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Power, authority.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The ability or capacity to perform something

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  3. 3.

    The ability or capacity to perform something

    Sexual virility: the ability to become erect or achieve orgasm.

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  4. 4.

    Concentration; strength

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  5. 5.

    Potentiality, ability, capacity.

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  6. 6.

    Cardinality.

    可数 过时 不可数 数学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

strength authority potential authorization dominance effectiveness authorisation say-so potentiality potence

反义词 1

impotency

上位词 5

power control possibility possibleness powerfulness

下位词 10

chance command muscle lordship prospect sovereignty carte blanche imperium latency power of appointment

相关短语

orgastic potency

词源

Borrowed from Latin potentia. Doublet of Potenza.

来源：wiktionary