易于…的;俯卧的;有…倾向的;倾斜的,坡陡的;

这些形容词都含“倾向于……的、易于……的”之意。
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。
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。
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。
subject指确实可以察觉的倾向,也就是总结出来的规律。
词源记忆法
来自拉丁语pronus,向前弯的,向前倾的,来自pro,向前,来自PIE*per,向前,穿过,词源同ford,forth.
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).
来源:网络文摘精选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。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》All levels of the oil industry are prone to talk themselves into a crisis.
石油工业界各阶层人士都不难说服自己相信有一次危机即将到来.
来源:词典精选例句Why is it that we're so prone to forming stereotypes that end up being unrepresentative?
为什么我们那么倾向于形成一种到头来并不具有代表性的成见?
来源:网络文摘精选People with fair skin who sunburn easily are very prone to develop skin cancer.
皮肤白皙容易晒伤的人极易患皮肤癌。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》However, its too much stress on hypothesis made it prone to subjectivism and skepticism.
但由于其方法过于注重假设,易倾向于主观主义、疑主义.
来源:网络文摘精选Sichuan along one of Asia's biggest tectonic faults, making it prone to devastating earthquakes.
四川亚洲建筑缺陷最严重的地区, 它在地震中很受到损失.
来源:网络文摘精选Men of the latter category are said to be more prone to traffic accidents.
后一种男人据说更容易发生交通事故.
来源:网络文摘精选But banks are opaque and markets prone to panics, so CDS prices could easily be wrong.
但银行操作是不透明的而且市场倾向于恐慌情绪, 所以CDS价格很容易出错.
来源:互联网摘选Since 1991, parents have been advised not to put their infants down to sleep in the prone position.
自1991年以来就一直建议父母不要让婴儿趴着睡觉。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Traditional polyurethane rigid foam prone to be deformation foam has low temper and intensity.
传统的聚氨酯硬质泡沫塑料容易产生形变,强度和韧度都不太高.
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