A stowaway is a person who hides on a ship, a plane, a train or a lorry so they can travel without being seen and without paying. The hiding is the heart of the word — someone in a lifeboat, in a container, in the wheel-well of an aircraft, staying quiet until the journey is over. The reason can be poverty, escape from danger, or simply adventure, and the word itself does not judge; it just says what the person did.

A stowaway偷渡者is a person who hides on a ship, a plane, a train or a lorry是躲在船、飛機、火車或貨車上的人so they can travel without being seen and without paying這樣就能不被發現、不用付錢地跟著travel。The hiding躲藏這件事is the heart of the word就是這個字的核心——someone in a lifeboat有人躲在救生艇裡、in a container躲在貨櫃裡、in the wheel-well of an aircraft躲在飛機的輪艙裡，staying quiet until the journey is over一路保持安靜直到旅程結束。The reason原因can be poverty, escape from danger, or simply adventure可能是貧窮、逃離危險，或單純想冒險，and the word itself does not judge這個字本身不帶評價；it just says what the person did它只是陳述這個人做了什麼。

It is one syllable-lump of a noun, and there is a matching verb: to stow away. 'He stowed away on a boat to Australia.' Notice the difference — the noun is written as one word, the verb as two.

It is它是one syllable-lump of a noun一個黏成一塊的名詞，and而there is a matching verb有個對應的動詞：to stow away偷渡。'He stowed away on a boat to Australia.'「他偷偷躲上一艘開往澳洲的船。」Notice the difference要注意差別——the noun is written as one word名詞寫成一個字，the verb as two動詞寫成兩個字。

In stories and films a stowaway is often a hopeful character, a child or a young person who wants to see the world, so the word carries a small romance in fiction that real life does not always share. In news reports it is usually a serious story about a dangerous journey.

In stories and films在故事和電影裡a stowawaystowaway is often a hopeful character常常是個充滿希望的角色，a child or a young person who wants to see the world一個想看看世界的小孩或年輕人，so所以the word carries a small romance in fiction that real life does not always share這個字在小說裡帶著一點現實生活未必有的浪漫。In news reports在新聞報導裡it is usually a serious story about a dangerous journey則通常是一個關於危險旅程的沉重故事。

People also use it playfully for anything that travels along uninvited — a spider that came home in your suitcase, an extra biscuit that found its way into your bag.

People也有人have people also use it playfully for anything that travels along uninvited把這個字拿來開玩笑，形容任何不請自來、跟著跑的東西——a spider that came home in your suitcase一隻跟著你的行李箱回家的蜘蛛、an extra biscuit that found its way into your bag或一塊不知怎麼跑進你袋子裡的多出來的餅乾。