Cologne is a light liquid with a flower or plant smell that people put on the skin — often on the neck or wrists — to smell nice. It is weaker than perfume: perfume is heavier and lasts longer; cologne is fresher and fades sooner.

Cologne古龍水 is a light liquid with a flower or plant smell是一種帶有花香或植物香的清淡液體 that people put on the skin人們會擦在皮膚上 — often on the neck or wrists常常擦在脖子或手腕 — to smell nice讓自己聞起來香香的。It is weaker than perfume它比香水淡: perfume is heavier and lasts longer香水比較濃、留香也比較久; cologne is fresher and fades sooner古龍水比較清爽，也比較快散去

The English word is a short form of the French name eau de Cologne, “water of Cologne,” from a famous bottle first made in 1709 in the German city of Cologne. That first bottle did so well that many others copied the name, and after a while cologne stopped being only one product and became a common word for this kind of light scent.

The English word英文的這個字 is a short form of the French name eau de Cologne是法文eau de Cologne的縮寫 "water of Cologne,"意思是「科隆之水」 from a famous bottle first made in 1709 in the German city of Cologne來自1709年在德國科隆城首次調製的一款名香水。That first bottle那第一瓶 did so well that many others copied the name賣得太好，讓很多人跟著模仿這個名字 and after a while過了一段時間 cologne stopped being only one product cologne就不再只是一款產品的名字 and became a common word for this kind of light scent而變成這種清淡香水的通稱

Though actually, in loose American talk, cologne often just means “the nice-smelling stuff men wear,” even when the bottle is not a true old-style eau de Cologne at all. Older shop talk treated perfume as a women’s word and cologne as a men’s word, but people of any gender wear both, and younger speakers may simply say fragrance.

Though actually不過其實 in loose American talk在美式的口語裡 cologne often just means "the nice-smelling stuff men wear,"cologne常常就只是指「男生擦的香香的東西」 even when the bottle is not a true old-style eau de Cologne at all就算那瓶根本不是傳統老式的eau de Cologne也一樣。Older shop talk以前的店家說法 treated perfume as a women's word and cologne as a men's word把perfume當成女生的詞、cologne當成男生的詞 but people of any gender wear both但不管什麼性別都可能兩種都用 and younger speakers而年輕一輩 may simply say fragrance可能就直接說fragrance

In Britain you also hear aftershave for what a man puts on after shaving — close, but not always the same bottle.

In Britain在英國 you also hear aftershave你也會聽到aftershave這個字 for what a man puts on after shaving指男生刮完鬍子後擦的東西 — close, but not always the same bottle意思很接近，但不一定是同一瓶東西