VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, seem有傾向;好像易於⋯▸➤become變得易於⋯▸➤leave sb/sth, make sb/sth使⋯易於⋯◇Sun removes the oil and wax, leaving the leather prone to cracking.陽光曬掉了皮革上的油和蠟,使皮革容易破裂。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常易於⋯▸➤especially, highly, particularly特別易於⋯▸➤increasingly越來越傾向於⋯▸➤notoriously因易於⋯而聲名狼藉◇The road is notoriously prone to fog.眾所周知,這條公路以時常霧氣瀰漫而臭名遠揚。➤genetically從基因上容易⋯◇people who are genetically prone to putting on weight由於遺傳基因而容易發胖的人PREPOSITION➤to容易⋯的◇She seems very prone to chest infections.她的胸腔似乎很容易受感染。