Prone



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 俯卧的; 易于...的
• ［英］ adj. 俯卧的 ( lying flat or prostrate) ; 易于...的 ( having a tendency or inclination)
• ［例］ He is prone to be late for work. ( 他上班往往迟到)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pronus bent forward, tending; akin to Latin pro forward — more at for
• Date: 14th century
• 1. having a tendency or inclination ; being likely <prone to forget names><accident-prone>
• 2.
  • a. having the front or ventral surface downward
  • b. lying flat or prostrate
• ? prone adverb
• ? pronely adverb
• ? proneness noun
• Synonyms:
  • prone, supine, prostrate, recumbent mean lying down. prone implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface <push-ups require a prone position>. supine implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness<lying supine on the couch>. prostrate implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical collapse<a runner fell prostrate at the finish line>. recumbent implies the posture of one sleeping or resting<a patient comfortably recumbent in a hospital bed>.
• Synonym: see in addition liable.

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