1ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, ADJ to-infinitive]有(不好的)倾向的;易于…的;很可能…的 To be prone to something, usually something bad, means to have a tendency to be affected by it or to do it. 有(不好的)倾向的;易于…的;很可能…的
For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves. [+ to]
尽管有经验,她还是容易紧张。
People with fair skin who sunburn easily are very prone to develop skin cancer. [+ to]