/prəʊn; pron/
adj
1 (of a person or his position) lying flat, esp face downwards （指人或其姿势）平卧的, （尤指）俯卧的
*lying prone 俯卧的
* in a prone position 成卧倒姿势. Cf 参看 prostrate 1, supine 1.
2 (a) [pred 作表语] ~ 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
*prone to infection after a cut scratch 割伤之後易受感染
* prone to fall asleep on long car journeys 乘汽车走长路时容易打盹
* 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) liableor 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
*The childis rather `accident-prone. 那个小孩很容易出事儿.
* `strike-prone industries 易闹罢工的行业.

adj
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: pronus]
likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful
prone to
　Some plants are very prone to disease.
prone to do sth
　Kids are all prone to eat junk food.
accident-prone/injury-prone etc
　He's always been accident-prone.
formal lying down with the front of your body facing down
= prostrate
　His eyes shifted to the prone body on the floor.
>pronenessn[U]
>proneadv
　Jack lay prone on his bed.