prone

单词辨析:

apt liable likely prone 【导航词义:易于…的】
apt adj. 易于…的,有…倾向的
〔辨析〕

指天生具有做某事的倾向的,常后接动词不定式。

〔例证〕

This kind of apple is apt to go bad.

这种苹果容易坏。

Iron is apt to rust.

铁容易生锈。

Jack is apt to be impulsive.

杰克易于冲动。

liable adj. 易…的;易患…的
〔辨析〕

只作表语,指因习惯或倾向性而易做某事或产生某种问题、患上某 种疾病等的,常后接动词不定式或介词 to。

〔例证〕

The dog is liable to bite when angry.

这只狗生气时容易咬人。

This area is liable to flooding.

该地区易遭受水灾。

He is liable to catch a cold.

他易患感冒。

likely adj. 可能的
〔辨析〕

指可能发生或属实的,强调可能性。

〔例证〕

Rain showers are likely tomorrow.

明天可能有阵雨。

What is the most likely cause of the problem?

造成这个问题最有可能的原因是什么?

prone adj. 有…倾向的,易于…的
〔辨析〕

尤指有发生不好或有害之事倾向的,通常作表语,常后接介词 to 或动词不定式。

〔例证〕

He is prone to be/being late.

他容易迟到。

My mother is prone to headaches.

我母亲经常头痛。

Kids are mostly prone to eat junk food.

孩子大多喜欢吃垃圾食品。

相关例句:

I also suspected that this could be quite error prone.

我还怀疑,这可能是很容易出错。

Will become more prone to fear, because you have to give up, do not trust myself.

越害怕就会越容易发生,因为你已经放弃了,已经不相信自己了。

So, we are prone to earthquake and volcanic eruptions.

如此,我们是有倾向的对地震和火山爆发。

He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease.

他往往会轻松自如地转换话题。

The system is prone to crashes.

这个系统很容易崩溃。

For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves

尽管有经验,她还是容易紧张。