potent
adjective
uk/ˈpəʊ.tənt/us/ˈpoʊ.t̬ənt/verypowerful,forceful, oreffective:
强有力的，强大的；有效力的Surpriseremainstheterrorists' most potentweapon.突袭仍是恐怖分子最强有力的武器。
The BerlinWallwas a potentsymbolof the Cold War.柏林墙是冷战的有力象征。
This is a very potentdrugand can haveunpleasantside-effects.该药效力很强，副作用也不小。
Synonym
powerful(CONTROL)
Opposites
impotent(LACKING POWER)
powerless
Physically strong and powerful
- (as) tough as old bootsidiom
- almighty
- beefy
- billy-o
- brute
- burly
- corded
- intensely
- invincible
- invincibly
- invulnerable
- keenly
- lusty
- reckon
- stalwart
- sturdily
- super-powerful
- superhuman
- to be reckoned withidiom
- tough