[predic.](
易于发生(不幸或不受欢迎之事)的,有发生(讨厌事)倾向的
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years of logging had left the mountains prone to mudslides 多年的木材采伐使山体动辄发生泥石流
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he is prone to jump to conclusions .他往往草率下结论。
lying flat,especially face downwards or on the stomach
(尤指面部向下)平卧的,卧倒的
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I was lying prone on a foam mattress 我脸朝下平卧在泡沫垫子上
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a prone position .俯卧的姿势。
〈技〉 (前臂姿势)手心向下的。
〈古〉 向下倾斜的。
"late Middle English: from Latin