A gatecrasher is a person who goes to a party, a wedding, a concert, or some other gathering without being invited. The act is to gatecrash, or more loosely to crash the party: you walk in as if you belong there. The picture behind the word is the gate — the way in — and someone who pushes through it.

A gatecrasher is a person who goes to a party, a wedding, a concert, or some other gathering without being invited gatecrasher是指沒受邀就跑去派對、婚禮、演唱會或其他聚會的人. The act is to gatecrash這個動作叫gatecrash, or more loosely to crash the party或更隨性地說crash the party: you walk in as if you belong there你就這樣走進去，好像你本來就該在那裡. The picture behind the word is the gate這個字背後的畫面是那道gate（大門） — the way in也就是入口 — and someone who pushes through it還有一個硬闖進去的人.

It is informal, and the feeling depends on the room. Among friends it can sound cheeky, even funny: you heard there was a party and you just showed up. At a ticketed show or a family wedding, though actually, a gatecrasher is not a joke; people at the door may turn you away.

It is informal這是非正式用語, and the feeling depends on the room語氣輕重要看場合. Among friends it can sound cheeky, even funny在朋友之間，這可能聽起來調皮，甚至好笑: you heard there was a party and you just showed up你聽說有派對，就直接跑去了. At a ticketed show or a family wedding但在要買票的表演或家族婚禮上, though actually不過事實上, a gatecrasher is not a joke gatecrasher可不是開玩笑; people at the door may turn you away門口的人可能會把你擋在外面.

People also stretch it a little: you can gatecrash a meeting or a conversation, meaning you join without being asked. The word names the person, not the night out itself.

People also stretch it a little人們也會把這個字稍微延伸用: you can gatecrash a meeting or a conversation你可以gatecrash一場會議或一段對話, meaning you join without being asked意思是沒人找你、你就自己加入了. The word names the person這個字指的是那個人, not the night out itself而不是那個晚上的活動本身.