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prone

美国发音:[proʊn]
英国发音:[prəʊn]

[adj]
英语解释:likely to do something or be affected by something, especially something bad
常见翻译:动辄,习惯于,容易倾向于;俯卧的

Your suggestions are prone to criticisms , especially the theoretical assumptions about how the mind is at work.
你的建议，尤其是关于大脑工作的理论假设，很容易招致批评。

1 Likely to do something or suffer from something especially something bad or harmful. 2 prostrate.
When you are prone to infection, there are god chances of your getting the infection. A person prone to errors is likely to make errors. A driver prone to accidents is likely to be involved in accidents. To be prone to is to be inclined to, to have a tendency to do something bad or suffer from something bad. When a person is prone on the ground, he lies with their stomach touching the ground.

Though old and good natured, he was to prone to fits of rage. Even the slightest unpleasant thing upset him and he would fly into a rage.
When drivers are tired after long driving, they are prone to accidents. They are too tired to traffic signals or take proper care in driving.