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。
派生词
potence
nounpotently
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Latin potent- 'being powerful， being able'， from the verb posse.
Heraldry 【纹章】
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。
词源
late Middle English (denoting a crutch)： alteration of Old French potence 'crutch'， from Latin potentia 'power' （in medieval Latin 'crutch'）， from potent- （see POTENT1）.