An e-cigarette is a small piece of electronic equipment, often the same shape as a cigarette, that heats a liquid and makes a mist the user can breathe in. The liquid usually contains nicotine, the same catchy chemical as in tobacco, but nothing is burning. That is why people also say vape, and why the cloud is not quite smoke.

An e-cigarette is a small piece of electronic equipmentE-cigarette是一種小型電子設備 often the same shape as a cigarette常常做成跟香菸一樣的形狀 that heats a liquid and makes a mist the user can breathe in會加熱一種液體，產生使用者可以吸入的霧氣。The liquid usually contains nicotine這種液體通常含有尼古丁 the same catchy chemical as in tobacco跟菸草裡讓人上癮的化學物質一樣 but nothing is burning但沒有東西在燃燒。That is why people also say vape這就是為什麼人們也說vape and why the cloud is not quite smoke也是為什麼那股霧不完全算是煙的原因。

Early ones copied a cigarette on purpose so the move felt familiar; later ones look like pens or USB sticks, and in loose talk those are vapes too. The word is ordinary in news and health talk, a bit shop-technical beside the looser word vape.

Early ones copied a cigarette on purpose早期的產品故意模仿香菸的樣子 so the move felt familiar這樣轉換起來感覺比較熟悉 later ones look like pens or USB sticks後來的產品長得像筆或USB隨身碟 and in loose talk those are vapes too在口語裡這些也都叫vapes。The word is ordinary in news and health talk這個字在新聞和健康話題裡很常見 a bit shop-technical beside the looser word vape相較於比較隨性的vape，這個字帶點店家式的專業感。

Though actually, “electronic” does not mean “only water flavour.” Many of these still deliver nicotine, and they can become a habit even when they smell like fruit.

Though actually不過其實 “electronic” does not mean “only water flavour.”electronic不代表「只有水果香味」 Many of these still deliver nicotine很多這類產品還是會釋放尼古丁 and they can become a habit even when they smell like fruit即使聞起來像水果，也可能讓人上癮。