| 释义 |
prone/prəʊn/adj. 1a lying face downwards (cf. 参见 SUPINE adj. 1) 面部向下的 b lying flat; prostrate 平卧的；俯卧的 c having the front part downwards, esp. the palm of the hand (尤指手掌)向前俯的 2 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 to, or to + infin.) disposed or liable, esp. to a bad action, condition, etc. (尤指不好的行为、条件等)有…倾向的；很可能…的 is prone to bite his nails 他有咬指甲的毛病 3 (usu. in comb. 通常用于复合词) more than usually likely to suffer 容易遭受…的 accident-Prone 容易出事故的 4 archaic with a downward slope or direction [古义]倾斜的；坡陡的 □ pronely adv.□ proneness /ˈprəʊnnis/ n.[Middle English from Latin pronus, from pro ‘forwards’]■ Usage 用法说明 Prone in sense 2 means the same as liable, but is usually used with a person as its subject. Prone 在释义 2 中的释义与 liable 相同，但 prone 常以人作为主语。 |