The potent antibiotic quickly eradicated the bacterial infection, restoring the patient's health within days.
这种强效抗生素迅速根除了细菌感染，几天内就恢复了病人的健康。
Which choice best defines “potent”?
D — Powerful; having a strong effect.. “potent” means Powerful; having a strong effect..
Which word means “Powerful; having a strong effect.”?
D — potent. “potent” means Powerful; having a strong effect..
potent — Powerful; having a strong effect.. In Chinese: 强有力的;有效力的;有影响的.
potent is pronounced //ˈpəʊtnt//.
The potent antibiotic quickly eradicated the bacterial infection, restoring the patient's health within days. (这种强效抗生素迅速根除了细菌感染，几天内就恢复了病人的健康。)
powerful, strong, effective — all close in meaning to potent (Powerful; having a strong effect.).
weak, ineffective — each the opposite of potent (Powerful; having a strong effect.).
Yes. potent is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pot(力量,potential) → 有力量 → 强有力的。