形容詞 potent:

1. having great influence
   同義詞：powerful
2. having or wielding force or authority
   同義詞：strong
3. having a strong physiological or chemical effect
   同義詞：strong, stiff
4. (of a male) capable of copulation
   同義詞：virile

1. Capable of performing sexually as a male; potent.
   有性交能力的作為男性能進(jìn)行性交的能力的; 有性交能力的
2. Potent liquor; a potent toxin.
   有效力的酒; 有效力的毒素
3. I was convinced by his potent arguments.
   他那有力的論據(jù)把我說服了。

po.tent

adj.（形容詞）
Possessing inner or physical strength; powerful.
強(qiáng)有力的：具有內(nèi)在的或身體力量的；強(qiáng)壯有力的

Exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects:
有效力的，有效能的：產(chǎn)生或能夠產(chǎn)生強(qiáng)烈的生理或化學(xué)效力的：
例句：
potent liquor; a potent toxin.
有效力的酒；有效力的毒素

Exerting or capable of exerting strong influence; cogent:
有影響力的：產(chǎn)生或能夠產(chǎn)生強(qiáng)烈影響的；無(wú)法反駁的：
例句：
potent arguments.
有說服力的證據(jù)

Having great control or authority:
有權(quán)勢(shì)的，有權(quán)力的：
例句：
.The police were potent only so long as they were feared.(Thomas Burke)
.只有當(dāng)他們害怕時(shí)，警察才是有權(quán)力的.(托馬斯·伯克)

Able to perform sexual intercourse. Used of a male.
有性交能力的。用于指男性

來源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Latin potôns potent- [present participle of] posse [to be able] * see poti-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) potôns potent- [] posse的現(xiàn)在分詞 [能夠，有能力] *參見 poti-

【引伸】
po.tently
adv.（副詞）
po.tentness
n.（名詞）