1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions;

   "he has the authority to issue warrants"
   "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
   "a place of potency in the state"
   

2. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects;

   "the toxin's potency"
   "the strength of the drinks"
   

3. the inherent capacity for coming into being

4. the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

1.（人、行动或思想的）影响力，支配力
potency is the power and influence that a person, action, or idea has to affect or change people's lives, feelings, or beliefs.

e.g. They testify to the extraordinarypotency of his personality...
这些事情证明了他非凡的人格魅力。
e.g. All their songs have a lingeringpotency.
他们所有的歌曲都有耐人寻味的魅力。

2.（药物等的）效力；药力；药效
Thepotency of a drug, poison, or other chemical is its strength.

e.g. Sunscreen can lose itspotency if left over winter in the bathroom cabinet.
如果把防晒霜在盥洗室的壁橱里放一个冬天，就有可能失效。

3.（男子的）性交能力，性机能
potency is the ability of a man to have sex.

e.g. Alcohol abuse in men can cause loss of sex drive and reducedpotency.
男子酗酒可能导致性欲丧失和性功能下降。

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1. 效价：使心跳及血压上升 (C)溶解度较差的气体麻醉剂,其恢复期较短;反之,高溶解度的气体麻醉剂恢复期较长 (D)麻醉剂的效价(potency)与最低肺泡麻醉浓度(minimum alveolar anesthetic解析:quinidine为抗心律不整的药物,

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2. 效价强度：5效价强度(potency)用于作用性质相同的药物之间的等效剂量的比较, 达到等效时所需药量较小者效价强度大,所用药量大者效价强度小. 6斜率(slope) 量效曲线在效应量的16%~84%区间大致呈直线,该段直线与横坐标夹角的正切值称量效曲线的斜率.

3. potency的解释

3. 效力：请将下列激素依其效力(potency)做递减排列:雌三醇(estriol)、雌二醇(estradiol)、雌素酮(estrone). 未控制(Unopposed)的雌激素治疗将导致____________________ 癌症罹患的风险增加. 将____________________与雌激素一起合并使用则会降低这个风险.