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be prone to [noun/gerund]
后接名词或动名词，表示易患或易受某事影响。
He is prone to allergies.
他容易过敏。
易于……的；有……倾向的；易患……的
proner — comparative of prone
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易于……的；有……倾向的；易患……的
likely to suffer from or be affected by something (especially something bad); having a tendency to do something
He is prone to allergies.
他容易过敏。
常与to连用，或用于构成复合词（如 accident-prone）
脸朝下躺着。
Lying face-down.
有...倾向的；常用于复合词中
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
(手、前臂或脚)掌心或脚底朝后,拇指朝内或大脚趾朝下。
Of the hand, forearm or foot: turned facing away from the body; with the thumb inward or big toe downward.
面朝下躺着的
lying face downward
She is prone to allergies during spring.
她在春天容易过敏。
AI contextual example
He is prone to making mistakes when he feels rushed.
他在感到匆忙时容易犯错。
AI contextual example
This coastal region is prone to severe storms.
这个沿海地区容易遭遇强风暴。
AI contextual example
a child prone to mischief
一个容易恶作剧的孩子。
WordNet
后接名词或动名词，表示易患或易受某事影响。
He is prone to allergies.
他容易过敏。
后接不定式，表示有做某事的倾向；常与"to do"连用。
She is prone to exaggerate.
她倾向于夸大事实。
不加补足语时表示俯卧或面朝下的姿势。
The patient was lying prone on the bed.
病人俯卧在床上。
Not this
He prones to catch cold easily.
Use this
He is prone to catching cold easily.
“prone”是形容词，不能直接作谓语，需与be动词连用，后接to + 名词/动名词。
Not this
She prone to forget things.
Use this
She is prone to forgetting things.
“prone”为形容词，缺少系动词；且to后应接名词或动名词，而非动词原形。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
易于…的
She is prone to anxiety.
她容易焦虑。
易惹事故的
He is accident-prone and always gets injured.
他容易出事故，总是受伤。
易受伤的
Avoid injury-prone activities like contact sports.
避免像接触性运动这样的易受伤活动。
俯卧姿势
The patient was placed in a prone position for surgery.
病人被置于俯卧姿势进行手术。
容易出错的
Manual data entry is error-prone.
手动数据输入容易出错。
易于…的，有…倾向的
She is prone to headaches when she is stressed.
她在压力大时容易头痛。
易出事故的
My brother is accident-prone; he always gets injured.
我弟弟容易出事，他总是受伤。
容易出错的
Manual data entry is error-prone and time-consuming.
手动数据输入容易出错且耗时。
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俯卧（面朝下）→ 有…倾向，因为趴着时身体倾向于地面。
“prone”表示“有…倾向的”时，通常用于日常和稍正式的语境，如“accident-prone”比较常见于口语，而“prone to depression”则多出现在医疗或心理类书面材料中，整体使用较为灵活。
常用搭配 be prone to，后接名词或动词原形表示易于发生某事。
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