prone
英 [pr??n]
美[pron]
- adj. 俯臥的；有…傾向的，易于…的
- n. (Prone)人名；(意、法)普羅內
CET6TEM8IELTSGRE考研TOEFL中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態變化
名詞:?proneness;
中文詞源
prone 俯臥的，有傾向的，易于遭受的
來自拉丁語pronus,向前彎的，向前傾的，來自pro,向前，來自PIE*per,向前，穿過，詞源同ford,forth.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.
- 鮑勃從椅子上滑下來，趴在了地板上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death.
- 細胞變小后就會更容易感染疾病，也更容易死亡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease.
- 他往往會輕松自如地轉換話題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. This leaves fertile soil unprotected and prone to erosion.
- 這會讓肥沃的土壤暴露在外，使其容易受到侵蝕。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. These plants are peculiarly prone to disease.
- 這些植物特別容易發生病變。
來自《權威詞典》