| 单词 | prone |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [prəun] |
| 解释 | a.俯卧的；倾向于…的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 俯卧的(lying flat or prostrate)；易于…的(having a tendency or inclination) 【例】 He is prone to be late for work.(他上班往往迟 到) |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 有...趋向的 【记】pro前, ne: 向前顷的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自pro 前，向前，倾向，支持 + on 倾向在上面；音：哺乳，哺乳一般是在卧在床上；音：扑褥，扑在褥子上； 【相关】pronate 俯身，伏身 |
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