prone的词源

英文词源

prone (adj.)

c. 1400, "naturally inclined to something, apt, liable," from Latin pronus "bent forward, leaning forward, bent over," figuratively "inclined to, disposed," perhaps from adverbial form of pro- "before, for, instead of" (see pro-) + ending as in infernus, externus. Meaning "lying face-down" is first recorded 1570s. Literal and figurative senses both were in Latin; figurative is older in English. Related: Proneness.

中文词源

prone：俯卧的，有倾向的，易于遭受的

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.

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