The behaviour of following and watching someone again and again, over time, in a way that frightens or alarms them — and in many places a crime with that exact name. What counts usually includes waiting outside a person's home, school or office, following them, repeated calls and messages, unwanted gifts, and tracking someone online or through their phone. What makes it stalking rather than ordinary contact is the repetition, the fact that it is unwanted, and that a reasonable person in that situation would feel afraid.

The behaviour of following and watching someone一再跟蹤、盯著同一個人 again and again, over time反覆發生、持續一段時間， in a way that frightens or alarms them讓對方感到害怕或不安— and in many places a crime with that exact name在許多地方，這就叫做stalking，而且是一種犯罪。What counts usually includes通常算在內的行為包括： waiting outside a person's home, school or office守在對方家門口、學校或辦公室外面、 following them跟蹤對方、 repeated calls and messages不斷打電話傳訊息、 unwanted gifts送對方不想要的禮物， and tracking someone online or through their phone還有透過網路或手機追蹤對方的行蹤。What makes it stalking rather than ordinary contact讓它跟一般聯絡不同、變成stalking的關鍵， is the repetition在於一再重複發生、 the fact that it is unwanted對方並不想要， and that a reasonable person in that situation would feel afraid而且換作一般人處在那個情況下也會感到害怕。

Taiwan passed its own law on this in 2021, so the term shows up in Taiwanese news regularly.

Taiwan passed its own law on this台灣就這件事訂了自己的法律， in 2021時間是2021年， so the term shows up in Taiwanese news regularly所以這個詞常常出現在台灣的新聞裡。

The same word is also the plain '-ing' form of the verb: 'He was stalking her for months.' And it keeps the older hunting sense — 'deer stalking' means creeping up on deer, a sport in Britain, with nothing threatening about it.

The same word同一個字 is also the plain '-ing' form of the verb也可以只是動詞的-ing形： 'He was stalking her for months.'「He was stalking her for months他跟蹤她好幾個月了」。And it keeps the older hunting sense而且它還保留了比較舊的打獵意思— 'deer stalking' means creeping up on deer「deer stalking潛行接近鹿群」指悄悄靠近鹿， a sport in Britain是英國的一種運動， with nothing threatening about it完全沒有威脅的意思。

Online, people say things like 'I've been stalking her account' just to mean looking through someone's posts out of curiosity. Among friends this is normal and harmless. In anything official, or when the person being watched is not in on the joke, use a different word.

Online, people say things like在網路上，人們會說 'I've been stalking her account'「I've been stalking her account我一直在翻她的帳號」， just to mean looking through someone's posts out of curiosity只是指出於好奇把對方的貼文翻一遍。Among friends朋友之間 this is normal and harmless這樣說很正常，沒有惡意。In anything official在正式場合， or when the person being watched is not in on the joke或當被看的人根本不知道這是在開玩笑的時候， use a different word就該用別的字。