prone
/prəʊn/adjective
1
- predic.
prone to/to do something
likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome易于发生（不幸或不受欢迎之事）的, 有发生（讨厌事）倾向的： years of logging had left the mountains prone to mudslides
多年的木材采伐使山体动辄发生泥石流
he is prone to jump to conclusions.
他往往草率下结论。
2
- lying flat, especially face downwards or on the stomach（尤指面部向下）平卧的, 卧倒的：
I was lying prone on a foam mattress
我脸朝下平卧在泡沫垫子上
a prone position.
俯卧的姿势。
2.1
- technical denoting the position of the forearm with the palm of the hand facing downwards〈技〉（前臂姿势）手心向下的。
3
- archaic with a downward slope or direction〈古〉向下倾斜的。
派生词
proneness
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin pronus 'leaning forward'，from pro 'forwards'.