【同义词辨析】 追随follower-partisan

follower: denotes a person who attaches himself either to the person or beliefs of another: an evangelist and his ~s.   attach把一个东西连接固定到另一个上,添加附件to connect or fasten one thing to another,如attach the coupon to the front of your letter把优惠券附在信的正面。这里表示交往联系跟随to associate, connect with someone,如he attached himself to an older, wealthy woman他和一个比他大的富有女人交往)  evangelist布道者,福音作者,写作圣经四福音的人    社交媒体语境下,follower还表示关注某个特定账户的用户,中文常译为粉丝或关注者


adherent: suggests a close and persistent attachment: ~s to the cause.   事业


disciple: implies a devoted allegiance to the teachings of one chosen as a master: ~s of Gandhi.   (devote本意是投入,这里比喻忠诚faithful,如her devotion to duty她对职责的忠诚)       (master是多义词,可以表示主人能手硕士大师宗师导师,这里表示大师宗师导师religious or arts teachers or leaders,如功夫熊猫里的乌龟都叫他master大师, 如伊索寓言有一篇寓意every one is more or less the master of his own fate每个人都或多或少是自己命运的主人)


partisan: suggests a zealous often prejudiced attachment: ~s of the President.   zealot狂热者a fanatical supporter,公元1世纪反抗罗马统治的Zealot人,一次战斗中1000多名zealot战士宁肯自杀也不投降   prejudice偏见,负面观点     (新闻中常有to vote along partisan(party) lines,表示按党派投票,不同的党派成员只投自己党派,意见完全不同,如The senate voted on the bill along partisan lines参议院投票该法案时两意见完全不同)


follower追随者: 指跟随他人及其信念的人,adherent追随者: 表示始终紧密的忠诚追随者,disciple弟子门徒: 指效忠导师及其教导的追随者,partisan党派成员: 是热情狂热甚至偏激的追随者


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         2) 追随者的意思是追随某人的人mean one who attaches himself to another.首字母FADP想成A PDF一篇文章<==追随者