likely to suffer from something or to do something bad 易于遭受；有做（坏事）的倾向 - prone to something
prone to injury 容易受伤 Working without a break makes you more prone to error. 连续工作不停歇使人更容易出错。 - prone to do something
Tired drivers were found to be particularly prone to ignore warning signs. 据调查，疲劳驾车时特别容易忽视警示标志。 - prone to doing something
people who are genetically prone to putting on weight 由于遗传基因而容易发胖的人
Extra ExamplesThe M40 through Oxfordshire is notoriously prone to fog. 穿越牛津郡的40 号公路以雾蒙蒙出名。 Sun removes the oil and wax, leaving the leather prone to cracking. 阳光晒掉了皮革上的油和蜡，使皮革容易破裂。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- prone to something
- -prone
(in adjectives 构成形容词 likely to suffer or do the thing mentioned 有做…倾向的；易于遭受…的 error-prone 容易出错的 injury-prone 容易受伤的
- (formal)
lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground 俯卧的
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin pronus ‘leaning forward’, from pro ‘forwards’.