prone

音标[prәun] 读音

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:

  1. lying face downward
    同义词:prostrate
  2. having a tendency (to); often used in combination

例句:

  1. He's prone to minor ailments.
    他动不动就生点小病。
  2. He was prone to anger.
    他易于发怒。
  3. The childis rather accident-prone.
    那个小孩很容易出事儿。
  4. People are more prone to make mistakes when they are tired.
    人们疲劳时更容易出差错。
  5. 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


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