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单词 prone
释义
prone
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1adj 2adj

If you're prone to doing something, it means you're likely to do it, have a habit of doing it, or are susceptible to it. People who are prone to getting the flu every winter should probably get a flu shot in the fall.
The second meaning of prone is "lying face down," and the Latin root is pronare, "to bend forward." This is a handy way to remember both meanings: if you tend to wait to start your term paper until the night before it's due, you are prone to procrastination — you bend toward it. If you stay up so late you fall asleep face down in the book, you are now prone at your desk.
WORD FAMILY
prone: pronely, proneness, proner
USAGE EXAMPLES
This finding — that people are reflexively prone to “intergroup bias” in punishment — is consistent with what many scientists believe about humans’ evolutionary heritage.
New York Times(Dec 09, 2016)
And so, invariably, authors like Johnson are prone to overreach.
Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)
An interception or two seemed inevitable for the Clemson quarterback prone to occasional bad decisions and wayward throws this season.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016)
1
adj having a tendency (to); often used in combination
a child prone to mischief
failure- prone
Syn
inclined
(often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency
2
adj lying face downward
Syn
prostrate
unerect
not upright in position or posture
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