A squatter is someone living in an empty building, or on a piece of land, that they do not own and do not pay rent for. The key idea is occupying without permission — not paying no rent because you are a guest, but taking a place because it stood empty.

A squatter is指 someone living in an empty building一個住在空屋裡，or on a piece of land或一塊土地上的人， that they do not own and do not pay rent for那個地方不是他們的，他們也不付房租。The key idea is關鍵在於 occupying without permission未經許可就占用，not paying no rent because you are a guest不是因為是客人才不用付房租，but taking a place because it stood empty而是因為那個地方空著，就直接占用了。

In Britain the word is bound up with a long history of people moving into abandoned houses, and it can be said with sympathy (people with nowhere else to go) or with anger (people taking someone's property), depending on who is speaking. In many countries whole neighbourhoods are described as squatter settlements — informal housing built on land the residents do not hold title to.

In Britain在英國，the word is bound up with a long history這個字跟一段很長的歷史有關， of people moving into abandoned houses就是人們搬進廢棄的房子裡住，and it can be said with sympathy而這件事可以用同情的語氣說 (people with nowhere else to go)（指沒有其他地方可去的人） or with anger或用生氣的語氣說 (people taking someone's property)（指占用別人財產的人）， depending on who is speaking要看是誰在說話。In many countries在很多國家，whole neighbourhoods are described as整片社區會被稱作 squatter settlements squatter聚落——informal housing built on land the residents do not hold title to就是蓋在住戶沒有地權的土地上的非正式住宅。

In American English the word also has an older, gentler history from settlers occupying frontier land, and in Australia 'squatter' historically meant a big sheep farmer who had taken up huge areas of land, so it can even sound wealthy there. Ordinary spoken use also stretches it as a joke — the cousin who has been on your sofa for a month is a squatter.

In American English在美式英文裡，the word also has an older, gentler history這個字也有一段比較早期、比較溫和的歷史， from settlers occupying frontier land來自拓荒者占用邊疆土地的年代，and in Australia而在澳洲，'squatter' historically meant「squatter」以前是指 a big sheep farmer who had taken up huge areas of land一個占有大片土地的大牧羊場主，so it can even sound wealthy there所以在那裡這個字甚至聽起來還帶點有錢的味道。Ordinary spoken use also stretches it as a joke日常口語也會開玩笑地延伸這個用法——the cousin who has been on your sofa for a month那個在你家沙發上住了一個月的表親 is a squatter就是個squatter。