prone

詳細解釋：

prone

adj.（形容詞）
Lying with the front or face downward.
俯臥的：臉朝下躺著的
Having a tendency; inclined:
有…趨向的；傾向的：
例句：
paper that is prone to yellowing; children who are prone to mischief.
易發黃的紙；傾向於淘氣的孩子們

adv.（副詞）
In a prone manner:
仰臥地：以仰伏的樣子：
例句：
The patient was lying prone on the bed.
病人俯臥在床上

來源：
Middle English [inclined, disposed]
中古英文 [傾斜的，有傾向的]
from Latin prônus [leaning forward] * see per
源自 拉丁語 prônus [前傾] *參見 per

【引伸】
prone.ly
adv.（副詞）
prone.ness
n.（名詞）
<參考辭彙><同義詞>prone,supine,prostrate,recumbentThese adjectives mean lying down, as on the ground.
這些形容詞意為躺下來，如躺在地上。
Prone refers to lying face downward with the front of the body facing the surface on which it rests:
Prone 是指臉朝下躺著，身體的前部朝著身體下面的地面：
例句：
The spaniel lay prone on the floor, his long ears draped over his extended front legs.
那隻獵獚趴在地板上，長長的耳朵耷拉在伸直的前腿上。

Supine means lying down on the back:
Supine 指仰躺著：
例句：
The victim was supine on the stretcher.
受害者仰臥在擔架上。

Prostrate denotes lying down flat or at full length:
Prostrate 指平躺著或伸直躺著：
例句：
.the prostrate trunk of a coconut tree. (Herman Melville).The word often implies that a prone or a supine position has been assumed out of humiliation, submission, helplessness, or physical or emotional incapacity:
.椰子樹的直樹幹. （海默·梅爾維爾）。這個詞經常暗示被認為是屈辱、馴服、無助或身體或感情的無能的一種俯臥或仰臥姿勢：

例句：
.Heselrigge, as he lay prostrate . . . implored for life. (Jane Porter).
黑塞瑞格…當他俯臥在地時…企求饒命. （簡·彼特）。

Recumbent means lying down in a position of comfort or rest:
Recumbent 是指舒適或放鬆地躺著：
例句：
The picnickers were recumbent on thick moss under a big tree.
野餐的人們在大樹下厚厚的苔蘚上舒適地躺著