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Prone Forward Figurative 6308.Prone 英 Prəʊn]美 Pron 释义

正面 6308.prone
英 [prəʊn]美 [pron]

背面
释义:
adj. 俯卧的;有…倾向的,易于…的n. (Prone)人名;(意、法)普罗内
例句:
1. Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.鲍勃从椅子上滑下来,趴在了地板上。

abundant 【a(一)bund(一磅的)ant蚂蚁】大量的;充足的
prone 俯卧的,有倾向的,易于遭受的来自拉丁语pronus,向前弯的,向前倾的,来自pro,向前,来自PIE*per,向前,穿过,词源同ford,forth.
prone (adj.)c. 1400, "naturally inclined to something, apt, liable," from Latin pronus "bent forward, leaning forward, bent over," figuratively "inclined to, disposed," perhaps from adverbial form of pro- "before, for, instead of" (see pro-) + ending as in infernus, externus. Meaning "lying face-down" is first recorded 1570s. Literal and figurative senses both were in Latin; figurative is older in English. Related: Proneness."

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