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BNC: 9122 COCA: 13482

potency

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
potency /ˈpoʊtn̩si/ noun
plural potencies
potency
/ˈpoʊtn̩si/
noun
plural potencies
Learner's definition of POTENCY
[noncount] : the power to influence someone影响力
often + of
: the strength or effectiveness of something效能;效力
[count]
[noncount]
[noncount] : the ability of a man to have sex(男子的)性能力,性机能
BNC: 9122 COCA: 13482

potency

noun

po·​ten·​cy ˈpō-tᵊn(t)-sē How to pronounce potency (audio)
plural potencies
1
a
b
: the quality or state of being potent
c
: the ability or capacity to achieve or bring about a particular result
2

Example Sentences

The potency of her words changed many minds in the audience that night. Any vitamin of high potency should only be taken in the proper dosage.
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of potency was in the 15th century
BNC: 9122 COCA: 13482
potency

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + POTENCY ADJECTIVEsexual性能力a man at the peak of his sexual potency處於性能力最旺盛時期的男子VERB + POTENCYincrease提高性能力have有性能力lose失去性能力

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