prone

prone汉语翻译：
a. 俯伏的, 面向下的, 有...倾向的
【医】 旋前的, 伏的, 俯的词型变化：
名词:proneness副词:pronely词意辨析：
liable, apt, likely, prone, subject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。英语解释：
形容词 prone:

lying face downward同义词：prostrate

having a tendency (to); often used in combination

例句：

He's prone to minor ailments.他动不动就生点小病。

He was prone to anger.他易于发怒。

The childis rather accident-prone.那个小孩很容易出事儿。

People are more prone to make mistakes when they are tired.人们疲劳时更容易出差错。

They stepped over his prone body.他们从他俯卧的身体上踩过去。

详细解释：
prone
adj.（形容词）
Lying with the front or face downward.
俯卧的：脸朝下躺着的
Having a tendency; inclined:
有…趋向的；倾向的：
例句：
paper that is prone to yellowing; children who are prone to mischief.
易发黄的纸；倾向于淘气的孩子们
adv.（副词）
In a prone manner:
仰卧地：以仰伏的样子：
例句：
The patient was lying prone on the bed.
病人俯卧在床上
来源：
Middle English [inclined, disposed]
中古英语 [倾斜的，有倾向的]
from Latin prônus [leaning forward] * see per
源自 拉丁语 prônus [前倾] *参见 per
【引伸】
prone.ly
adv.（副词）
prone.ness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>prone,supine,prostrate,recumbentThese adjectives mean lying down, as on the ground.
这些形容词意为躺下来，如躺在地上。
Prone refers to lying face downward with the front of the body facing the surface on which it rests:
Prone 是指脸朝下躺着，身体的前部朝着身体下面的地面：
例句：
The spaniel lay prone on the floor, his long ears draped over his extended front legs.
那只猎獚趴在地板上，长长的耳朵耷拉在伸直的前腿上。
Supine means lying down on the back:
Supine 指仰躺着：
例句：
The victim was supine on the stretcher.
受害者仰卧在担架上。
Prostrate denotes lying down flat or at full length:
Prostrate 指平躺着或伸直躺着：
例句：
.the prostrate trunk of a coconut tree. (Herman Melville).The word often implies that a prone or a supine position has been assumed out of humiliation, submission, helplessness, or physical or emotional incapacity:
.椰子树的直树干. （海默·梅尔维尔）。这个词经常暗示被认为是屈辱、驯服、无助或身体或感情的无能的一种俯卧或仰卧姿势：
例句：
.Heselrigge, as he lay prostrate . . . implored for life. (Jane Porter).
黑塞瑞格…当他俯卧在地时…企求饶命. （简·彼特）。
Recumbent means lying down in a position of comfort or rest:
Recumbent 是指舒适或放松地躺着：
例句：
The picnickers were recumbent on thick moss under a big tree.
野餐的人们在大树下厚厚的苔藓上舒适地躺着