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prone (adj.): c. 1400, "naturally inclined to something, apt, liable," from Latin pronus "bent forward, leaning forward, bent over," figuratively "inclined to, disposed," perhaps from adverbial form of pro- "before, for, instead of" (see pro-) + ending as in infernus, externus. Meaning "lying face-down" is first recorded 1570s. Literal and figurative senses both were in Latin; figurative is older in English. Related: Proneness.

词态变化

名词 proneness;

权威造句

1. Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.: 鲍勃从椅子上滑下来，趴在了地板上。

2. As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death.: 细胞变小后就会更容易感染疾病，也更容易死亡。

3. He"s prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease.: 他往往会轻松自如地转换话题。

4. This leaves fertile soil unprotected and prone to erosion.: 这会让肥沃的土壤暴露在外，使其容易受到侵蚀。

5. These plants are peculiarly prone to disease.: 这些植物特别容易发生病变。

近反义词

prone to 倾于 ...

accident prone 易出事故的

accident-prone 易出事故的

prone bed 卧椅

prone bombing 俯冲轰炸

fire prone 有火灾危险

prone position 卧姿

prone float 俯卧漂浮姿势...

prone pressure method 俯伏人工呼吸法...

相似短语

prone to 倾于...

be prone to 易于,有…的倾向,很容易…,经常…

prone position 伏卧位

lie prone 平伏,平卧

risk prone 甘冒风险

be less prone to 不致老是...

fall prone 向前跌倒,倒伏

prone float phr. 俯卧漂游姿势

prone to pitch 趋向于纵向颠簸

be prone to err 易犯过失

单词分析

这些形容词均含“倾向于……的；易于……的”之意。
liable指易于产生某种不利的结果，侧重偶然性，常表示警告或提醒。
apt口语中常用，指自然的或习惯的倾向，无特殊的褒贬意味，常指在一般情况下发生的事。
likely侧重可能性，用于指将来，预言希望或所不希望的结果。
prone多用于人，着重其本性，或倾向于某种错误、弱点或不良行为等。
subject指确实可以察觉的倾向，也就是总结出来的规律。

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