2020-12-09
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด P – Prostrate & prone & supine
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Prostrate = ‘PROS-treyt’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
Prostrate = prone, supine, incumbent;
to lay flat as on the ground;
to reduce to physical weakness
Not to be confused with:
prostate = of or pertaining to the prostate gland
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for prostrate
Adjective
PRONE, SUPINE, PROSTRATE, RECUMBENT
mean lying down.
PRONE implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface. push-ups require a prone position
SUPINE implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness.
lying supine on the couch
PROSTRATE implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical collapse.
a runner fell prostrate at the finish line
RECUMBENT implies the posture of one sleeping or resting.
a patient comfortably recumbent in a hospital bed
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Prostrate & prone & supine
These words are interchangeable in the sense of “lying flat,”
“level with the ground or other surface.”
They differ, however, in certain literaland figurative applications.
Prostrate means “reduced to weakness,” “helpless,” “exhausted,” “overcome”:
“The exhausted hikers sprawled prostrate by the stream.”
“That stretch of countryside was left prostrate by enemy shelling.”
Prone indicates a face-down position, not solely a horizontal one.
A supine position is one in which a person lies face upward.
Prone also has a common meaning of “inclined toward,”
“having a natural tendency or disposition”:
“This worker is accident-prone.”
Supine has the additional meaning of “passive,” “indifferent,” “inactive”:
“Jailed persons tend to become supine after a long stay in prison.”
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
The gland men have is called the prostate.
“Prostrate” is an adjective meaning “lying face downward.”
