英:[prəʊn]
美:[proʊn]
英:[prəʊn]
美:[proʊn]
pronely (adv.), proneness (n.)
词根:prone
n.pronation 手掌向下;(手足的)内转
proneness 倾向;俯伏
vi.pronate 俯身;伏身
vt.pronate 将手掌向下或向后转动
adjective
having a tendency or inclination : being likely—often used with to His relatives are prone to heart disease. Those batteries are prone to corrosion. a process that's prone to error … a great quarterback prone to the occasional, inevitable mistake.—John McGrath This means the results should be interpreted cautiously, as smaller sample sizes are prone to being influenced by chance.—nhs.uk—often used in combinationaccident-pronea drought-prone region
prone to forget names
having the front or ventral surface of a body facing downward : lying with the chest and stomach positioned downward The victim was lying prone in the street.
a patient placed in a prone position
lying flat or prostrate
prone stems
verb
transitive medical to place (oneself or another person) in a prone position with the chest and stomach facing downward especially to increase blood oxygenation If patients are alert, they can turn, or prone, themselves every couple hours. If they're ventilated, it could take a team of up to half a dozen health care workers 20 minutes to carefully prone a patient, who might then stay on their stomach for up to 24 hours.—Mallory Moench see also proning entry 1
Ventilated patients are typically proned for 16 hours, but at Mass General, Dr. [C. Corey] Hardin said, some are proned for 24 or 48 hours.—Pam Belluck
transitive to cause or order (a person) to lie flat on the ground with the face and stomach facing downward He was ordered to prone himself.—often used with out… [Sergeant Jeremy] Glass said handcuffing in the prone position is the method that is taught under the state's Basic Law Enforcement Training standards. …"Subjects end up being proned out in about 60% of physical force encounters …," Glass said.—John HendersonHumboldt County Sheriff's Office Lt. Steve Knight said deputies found the man …. Two deputies drew their firearms and "proned him out at gunpoint," Knight said … .—Luke Ramseth
They were proned and handcuffed.
intransitive to lie flat on one's stomach on the ground—usually used with out
He immediately proned out when told to do so.
prone position卧姿;伏卧位
这组词都有“倾向于……的;易于……的”的意思,其区别是:
apt口语中常用,指自然的或习惯的倾向,无特殊的褒贬意味,常指在一般情况下发生的事。
subject指确实可以察觉的倾向,也就是总结出来的规律。
liable指易于产生某种不利的结果,侧重偶然性,常表示警告或提醒。
likely侧重可能性,用于指将来,预言希望或所不希望的结果。
prone多用于人,着重其本性,或倾向于某种错误、弱点或不良行为等。
以上来源于网络
约于1400年,“自然倾向于(拥有或做某事),适合,易于倾向于”,源自拉丁语 pronus “向前弯曲,向前倾斜,俯身”,比喻为“倾向于,倾向于”,可能来自副词形式的 pro “在...之前,为了,代替”(见 pro-) + 结尾,如 infernus, externus。
“向前弯曲,面朝下”的意思来自1570年代; 根据 OED,更广泛的“平躺,处于水平位置”的意义(1690年代)是“对于没有上下面的物体是可以的,但对于人和动物来说是不合适的,除非姿势是像 I 中的那样”[“位于或躺在面朝下的位置”]。相关: Proneness。
俯卧的
旋前的
伏的,俯的:脸朝下伏卧,另见pronation
Adjective Middle English, from Latin pronus bent forward, tending; akin to Latin pro forward — more at for Verb derivative of prone >entry 1
The first known use of prone was in the 14th century
pronominaladjective
of, relating to, or being a pronoun
prongnoun
fork entry 1 sense 1
one of the sharp points of a fork : tine
a slender pointed part that sticks out (as on an antler)
something resembling a prong
there are two prongs to the argument
pronghornnoun
a cud-chewing horned mammal of treeless parts of western North America resembling an antelope called alsopronghorn antelope
prongnoun
fork entry 1 sense 1
one of the sharp points of a fork : tine
a slender pointed part that sticks out (as on an antler)
something resembling a prong
there are two prongs to the argument
proneadjective
likely to be or act a certain way accident-prone
was prone to laziness
lying flatespecially: lying face down
he was prone on the floor
proneadjective
likely to be or act a certain way accident-prone
was prone to laziness
lying flatespecially: lying face down
he was prone on the floor
prone1 of 2adjective
having the front or ventral surface of a body facing downward : lying with the chest and stomach positioned downward
a patient placed in a prone position
prone2 of 2verb
to place (oneself or another person) in a prone position with the chest and stomach facing downward especially to increase blood oxygenation If patients are alert, they can turn, or prone, themselves every couple hours. If they're ventilated, it could take a team of up to half a dozen health care workers 20 minutes to carefully prone a patient, who might then stay on their stomach for up to 24 hours.—Mallory Moench, The San Francisco Chronicle see also proning
One of the interesting things they noticed as they analyzed the data was that patients with COVID-19 who were "proned" had a much higher chance of survival than patients who stayed on their backs.—Nancy Burns-Fusaro, The Westerly (Rhode Island) Sun
1 Ancient Greek parents were no more prone to call their sons “Crow” than modern ones—and would anyone called “Crow” have the brass neck to teach the art of public speaking for a living?
2 He had a nurse and a son-in-law, and he was prone to long, ponderous silences when he had not been drinking too much.
3 Insects with wings pirouetted somewhere above my prone head.
4 They are prone to irrational, bizarre, and often violent behavior.
他们的行为倾向于无理性的 、 奇怪的 、 极端的(常为此).
5 Its massive arm stretched toward the prone figures, and I felt my heart drop.
6 "Small steps. He's probably prone; we don't want to step over him."
7 I too have been prone on my couch this week, a victim of the common cold.
8 They hurled clods of earth at the prone forms in the ditch and stood watching them for a time.
9 When they finished with my hands, they pulled my legs out from under me and secured my ankles, leaving me prone on the wet, mildewed floor.
10 I hate the water, prone as I am to drowning and drifting to Asia.
11 In the first room he saw a thin rumpled figure lying prone on a sofa: Dana’s father, holding what appeared to be an ice pack to his forehead.
12 The shooting positions, of standing, kneeling, and prone.
当然是射击姿势了, 也就是站 、 跪 、 卧三种姿势.
13 He was lying prone on the couch, fast asleep.
他趴在长沙发椅上, 睡得很熟.
14 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。
15 The typical parenting expert, like experts in other fields, is prone to sound exceedingly sure of himself.
16 It constitutes a kind of psychological illusion to which innumerate people are particularly prone.
17 In Flannery's 1994 book called The Future Eaters, he sets out his thesis that human beings are a new kind of animal on the planet, and are in general, one prone to ruining ecosystems.
在弗兰纳里1994年出版的《未来的食客》一书中,他阐述了自己的论点,人类是地球上的一种新型动物,而且是一种倾向于破坏生态系统的新型动物。
18 My almond tree lies prone across the court, blown down by a gale.
19 Why was she so prone to strange, unpleasant dreams?
20 I was prone to loneliness and now also felt fierce about sticking up for the girls’ needs, too.
2 有…倾向
ready apt minded tend trend liable -some -ful lean dispose good for disposed ulous propense given inclinable -acious point
3 恭顺的
4 屈服
prostrate submission humiliation cave-in submit yield crack bend bow succumb knuckle stoop lout down crush buckle send under the yoke knock down to size pass under the yoke go to Canossa come to terms drop bundle
8 倾斜
slant oblique swash aslope sidelong slantwise atilt list cast pitch lean DIP slope tilt inclination bevel declination fall slump shelve hade tip rake incline recline careen cant steeve declivous slantendicular slantingdicular hanging inclined gradient downhill sloping leaning saggy tippy slanting fastigiate slantways decline heel dip steep descent sway declension obliquity cline declivity versant acclivity turn bank hang nod batter stoop top uptilt banking bias declining tipsy splay raked sideling inclinatory aslant Agee slopewise set version cock shelving camber trip nose ramp verge sag underlay sklent weight
9 易于
10 俯卧的
11 卧倒的
13 易害…的
15 倾斜的
slant oblique swash aslope declivous slantendicular slantingdicular tilt hanging inclined gradient downhill bevel sloping leaning saggy tippy cant slanting fastigiate slope bias declining tipsy splay raked sidelong sideling inclinatory
16 恭顺
18 平伏的
21 卑躬
22 俯伏的
24 有…癖的
25 平伏
26 屈服的