A douche is a wash that a woman puts into her vagina, often water mixed with something such as vinegar, to rinse the inside. The same word is also used for the tool she uses to do this, a bottle or bag with a tube.

A douchedouche，is a wash that a woman puts into her vagina是女性放進陰道裡沖洗用的液體，often water mixed with something such as vinegar通常是水加上像醋這樣的東西調成的，to rinse the inside用來沖洗裡面。The same word is also used for the tool she uses to do this同一個字也可以指用來做這件事的工具，a bottle or bag with a tube也就是附有管子的瓶子或袋子。

The idea came into English from French, where douche means a shower; in English it did not stay as the ordinary bathroom shower — it became this more private, medical-sounding wash. You will see it on old product labels and in medical talk.

The idea came into English from French這個字的概念是從法文進到英文裡的，where douche means a shower法文裡douche是指「淋浴」；in English it did not stay as the ordinary bathroom shower但在英文裡它沒有停留在一般的浴室淋浴——it became this more private, medical-sounding wash它變成了這種比較私密、聽起來像醫療用語的沖洗。You will see it on old product labels and in medical talk你會在舊產品標籤和醫療用語裡看到它。

Doctors now often say it is better not to do this, because the body already cleans itself and extra washing can upset that.

Doctors now often say it is better not to do this現在醫生常說最好不要這樣做，because the body already cleans itself因為身體本來就會自己清潔，and extra washing can upset that額外的沖洗反而會打亂這個機制。

In American slang, people also stretch the word and call a person a douche when they think that person is rude or foolish; that use is informal and unkind, and it grew from this same word. The medical sense is the older, plainer one.

In American slang在美式俚語裡，people also stretch the word and call a person a douche人們也會把這個字延伸，用douche來罵一個人，when they think that person is rude or foolish當他們覺得那個人很無禮或很蠢的時候；that use is informal and unkind這個用法是非正式而且不太友善的，and it grew from this same word而且是從同一個字延伸出來的。The medical sense is the older, plainer one醫療上的這個意思才是比較早、比較平實的原意。