having a strong effect on your body or mind 有强效的；有力的；烈性的；影响身心的 a potent drug 猛药 a very potent alcoholic brew 烈性酒精饮料 a potent argument 有力的论据 The vodka must have been pretty potent stuff. 这种伏特加酒劲儿肯定相当大。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
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- extremely
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powerful 强大的；强有力的 a potent force 强大的力量
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin potent- ‘being powerful, being able’, from the verb posse.