prone adj.
釋義：likely to do something or be affected by something, especially something bad
“prone”是個(gè)形容詞，表示“易于…的” “很可能…的”，也就是說(shuō)它經(jīng)?？梢杂脕?lái)替換 likely, inclined 等表示“有…可能/傾向”的詞，是個(gè)在口語(yǔ)和寫作中都高頻實(shí)用的表達(dá)。 prone 最常見(jiàn)的用法是 be prone to，后面常接有負(fù)向意義的名詞或者動(dòng)詞。
例① 日本地形獨(dú)特，是一個(gè)經(jīng)常遭受地震或臺(tái)風(fēng)的國(guó)家
Japan is prone to earthquakes and typhoons.（be prone to 后接名詞）
或者：
Japan is prone to suffer earthquakes and typhoons. (be prone to 后接動(dòng)詞原形）
例② 許多人在接受測(cè)試的時(shí)候都很容易緊張不安
Most people are prone to anxiety during a test.
例③《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中就出現(xiàn)過(guò)許多這種用法，比如：
But in China and India, young women have been unusually prone to suicide.
prone 的另一個(gè)常見(jiàn)用法是與名詞連用構(gòu)成形容詞，表示“易受…影響的”，和 be prone to 可以替換。
例④ 像美式橄欖球、冰球等對(duì)抗性運(yùn)動(dòng)的球員往往很容易受傷。
American football and ice hockey players are prone to injury.
或者：
American football and ice hockey players are injury-prone.
這樣 -prone 的用法可以讓表達(dá)簡(jiǎn)潔、靈活，比如上面的第一個(gè)例句也可以寫成：
Japan is earthquake- and typhoon-prone. (注意這里連字符的用法：earthquake- and typhoon-prone 等于 earthquake-prone and typhoon-prone）?
我們?cè)陂喿x中要注意收集這樣的表達(dá)。
1. 使用《牛津英語(yǔ)搭配詞典》查“prone”，了解它的常用搭配。
seem prone 好像易于…
leave sb/sth, make sb/sth prone 使…易于…: Sun removes the oil and wax, leaving the leather prone to cracking. 陽(yáng)光曬掉了皮革上的油和蠟，使皮革容易破裂。
especially, highly, particularly prone 特別易于…
increasingly 越來(lái)越傾向于…
rather, slightly 相當(dāng)易于…；有點(diǎn)傾向于…
notoriously 因易于…而聲名狼藉: The M40 through Oxfordshire is notoriously prone to fog. 穿越牛津郡的40 號(hào)公路以霧蒙蒙出名。
accident-prone 易出事故的
2. 翻譯：超重人群容易患高血壓和高血糖。
The overweight are prone to high blood pressure and high blood sugar.
（參考翻譯：Overweight people are prone to high blood pressure and high blood sugar. 或 People with excess weight are prone to develop high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar.）
3. 造句練習(xí)
場(chǎng)景: 長(zhǎng)期過(guò)度使用電子產(chǎn)品容易導(dǎo)致視力問(wèn)題。
造句: The long-term overuse of electronic products is prone to vision problems.
