跟著人與主張走
這一族就是核心畫面本身，只是「跟」的東西從腳步變成想法。
supporter/believer · noun · C2
Someone who believes in a set of ideas, or who supports a leader who teaches those ideas.
追隨者
核心畫面
Someone walking behind another person, going where that person goes. Not the one choosing the road — the one who has decided this is the road worth walking. Everything follower means comes from that picture of taking your direction from someone else.
一個人走在另一個人後面，那人往哪走，他就往哪走。他不是決定路線的人，但他是決定「這條路值得跟」的人——這一步是自己選…更多收起
一個人走在另一個人後面，那人往哪走，他就往哪走。他不是決定路線的人，但他是決定「這條路值得跟」的人——這一步是自己選的。follower 就是 follow（跟隨）加上 -er（做這個動作的人），所以整個字的重量都在這個「跟在後面」的姿勢上：方向來自前面那個人，腳步是自己的。從古代跟著老師走的門徒，到今天在手機上點一下「追蹤」的人，畫面其實沒變。From the word’s history
From Old English folgere 'follower, attendant, disciple' — follow + -er. The word has meant 'one who goes after another' continuously since Old English; the modern senses are that same picture applied to ideas and to screens.
follower 來自古英語 folgere，意思就是「跟隨者、隨從、門徒」，結構是 follow + -er。這個字從古英語到現在一直都是「走在別人後面的人」，中間沒有換過核心——變的只是「後面」在哪裡：以前是路上，後來是信仰和主張上，現在是螢幕上。
Wiktionary entry for follower (Old English folgere < follow + -er); matches Oxford's account of the word's continuous history.
One branch
原始詞典資料15 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
followernoun/ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/
- 1
One who follows, comes after another.
- 2
Something that comes after another thing.
- 3
One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
- 4
One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
- 5
An imitator, who follows another's example.
- 6
A pursuer.
- 7
An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
- I have over 50 followers on Twitter, but all my tweets only get 10 likes.
- Talking bout these other rappers getting old is even getting old / Worrying about your followers, you need to get your dollars up
- 8
A machine part receiving motion from another.
另外 7 個記錄的用法
- 9
A machine part receiving motion from another.
- 10
A man courting a maidservant; a suitor.
- 11
Young cattle.
- 12
A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
- 13
Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
- 14
datedA debt collector.
- 15
A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。