Prone

(a.)

1. (of a person or his position) lying flat, esp. face downwards

（指人或其姿势）平卧的，成卧倒姿势

2. (a) prone to sth/to do sth: liable to sth or likely to do sth; inclined to do sth

易于某事物；很可能做某事；有做某事的倾向

e.g. prone to infection after a cut scratch

割伤之后易受感染

e.g. prone to fall asleep on long car journeys

乘汽车走长路时容易打盹

e.g. He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.

人家一不同意他的意见，他就发脾气。

(b) (in compounds 用以构成复合词): liable or susceptible to sth specified (esp. sth undesirable)

对某事物（尤指厌恶的事）有倾向或可能性的

e.g. The child is rather accident-prone.

那个小孩很容易出事儿。

e.g. strike-prone industries

易闹罢工的行业

引申：proneness

(n.) 

e.g. proneness to injury

易受伤的特性

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