EDT, in this sense, is short for the French words eau de toilette. That is a kind of scent you put on your skin.

EDT, in this senseEDT在這個意思裡 is short for the French words eau de toilette是法文eau de toilette的縮寫。 That那 is是 a kind of scent you put on your skin一種抹在皮膚上的香味。

It is perfume, but a lighter one: you can smell it, yet it does not last as long as a strong parfum or an eau de parfum. Shops print EDT on the bottle so you know how strong it is.

It它 is是 perfume, but a lighter one香水的一種，但味道比較淡 you can smell it你聞得到 yet it does not last as long as但持續時間不像 a strong parfum or an eau de parfum濃香水或eau de parfum那麼久。 Shops print EDT on the bottle店家會把EDT印在瓶子上 so you know how strong it is讓你知道它的濃度。

Though actually, toilette here is not the bathroom. In older French it meant getting dressed and making yourself ready, so eau de toilette is closer to 'water for getting ready' than to anything you would find next to the toilet.

Though actually不過其實 toilette here這裡的toilette is not the bathroom指的不是廁所。 In older French在較早的法文裡 it meant指的是 getting dressed and making yourself ready穿戴打扮、把自己準備好 so eau de toilette is closer to 'water for getting ready'所以eau de toilette比較接近「準備好的水」 than to anything you would find next to the toilet而不是廁所旁邊會有的東西。

People in Taiwan often just say the letters E-D-T at the cosmetics counter. You will also meet another EDT in English — Eastern Daylight Time — but that is a clock, not a bottle.

People in Taiwan台灣人 at the cosmetics counter在化妝品櫃檯 often just say the letters E-D-T常常就直接說E-D-T這幾個字母。 You will also你也會 meet another EDT in English遇到英文裡另一個EDT Eastern Daylight Time也就是東岸日光節約時間 but that is a clock, not a bottle但那是時間，不是香水瓶。