potent

potent1
adjective
  1. having great power, influence, or effect
    强势的;强有力的;影响巨大的;功效强的
    thrones were potent symbols of authority.
    帝王的宝座是权力的有力象征。
    a potent drug.
    一剂强效药。
    a potent argument.
    有力的论证。
  2. (of a male) able to achieve an erection or to reach an orgasm
    (男子)能性交的
派生
potence
noun
potently
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin potent- 'being powerful, being able', from the verb posse

potent2
(Heraldry)(纹章)
adjective
[postpositive]
  1. formed of crutch-shaped pieces; (especially of a cross) having a straight bar across the end of each extremity
    由T字形构成的;(尤指十字架)有T形端的
  2. of the fur called potent (as a tincture)
    (纹章装饰)有交错T形拼花毛皮的
noun
  1. [mass noun]fur resembling vair, but with the alternating pieces T-shaped
    有交错T形拼花的毛皮
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting a crutch): alteration of Old French potence 'crutch', from Latin potentia 'power' (in medieval Latin 'crutch'), from potent- (see potent)
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