1. 1易於...的、傾向於...的(prone to);俯臥的(身體姿勢)

    'Prone to' something means likely to do it or suffer from it often, usually something bad — 'accident-prone' means you have accidents a lot. On its own, 'prone' also has a completely different, physical meaning: lying flat on your front, face down.

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組成From Latin "pronus," meaning bent forward or leaning down.

原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

proneadj/pɹəʊn/

  • 1

    Lying face-down.

    • prone position
    • But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.
  • 2

    Of the hand, forearm or foot: turned facing away from the body; with the thumb inward or big toe downward.

    • The hand is in the prone position typically when using a keyboard; and the forearm is then also in the prone position; when the foot is resting on the inner side of the sole, it is in the prone position.
  • 3

    Having a downward inclination or slope.

  • 4

    governmentmilitarypoliticsShooting from a position while lying down.

  • 5

    Predisposed, liable, inclined, given (to something) (most often, specifically to being befallen by an unsought bad outcome, rather than to undertaking a willful behavior or to having a happy accident).

    • prone to failure
    • Nor are mine ears with thy tongue's tune delighted; / Nor tender feeling, to base touches prone, / Nor taste, nor smell, desire to be invited / To any sensual feast with thee alone: […]

proneverb/pɹəʊn/

  • 1

    medicinesciencesTo place in a prone position, to place face down.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

  • Prome

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