谢邀.Bidet/坐浴桶是法国人于十七世纪末或十八世纪初发明的，具体时间不可考。在古法文里，bidet的原意是“骑马”，因为在使用坐浴桶时的动作与骑马很相像，最开始就是一个盛了水的盆子，需要自己用手浇水。1750年，改良版的带喷水功能的bidet被发明之后，双手得以解放。传统的坐浴器是这样的：现在你可能在国内的酒店里见到的样子：第一次见到它的时候，真是让人难以理解，我曾经以为是用来洗墩布的池子，呃 展开
谢邀.Bidet/坐浴桶是法国人于十七世纪末或十八世纪初发明的，具体时间不可考。在古法文里，bidet的原意是“骑马”，因为在使用坐浴桶时的动作与骑马很相像，最开始就是一个盛了水的盆子，需要自己用手浇水。1750年，改良版的带喷水功能的bidet被发明之后，双手得以解放。传统的坐浴器是这样的：现在你可能在国内的酒店里见到的样子：第一次见到它的时候，真是让人难以理解，我曾经以为是用来洗墩布的池子，呃…后来才知道它的用途是：面向或背向从水龙头流出或喷出来的水而坐，以清洗肛门或女性的下阴。虽然这个东西在大陆不常见，但现在很多马桶都已经有了清洗功能了。小菊花课堂开课了，朋友上厕所总是不出来怎么办，多半是菊痒了…关于为什么会发明这个东西，我觉得主要是因为在那个年代很多法国人都不洗澡，但是很多女人在性事之后需要清洗一下私处或者用来处理月事，这也就是为什么曾经在历史上妓院里会有这个东西的原因，估计天天都得用…（小孩子走开）所以其实它的主要使用人群还是女性，男性使用的人比较少。她大大便利了女性的卫生条件，是一个不错的发明。但是因为现在由于淋浴的普及，很多女性在性事之后都是通过洗澡来清洁，所以有人认为它会慢慢消失。而很多男人只是用它洗洗脚啦。嗯，当然如果你家没有女人，又用不着又不嫌脏的话，可以用它冷藏啤酒…然后家里的宠物可以去那儿喝水...（如果有这个摆设）我是不会这么做的…这个东西在欧洲，南美，中东和日本比较普及，比如在葡萄牙，一个马桶一个坐浴桶，这是标配。在欧洲常见我觉得很正常吧，法国文化这一高雅的形象一直在欧洲很行销，所以大家也都效仿。南美是由西班牙殖民者带去的。他在中国不常见我觉得再正常不过了，因为中国普及马桶这个东西也是几十年的事儿吧，更别说这种用途更加隐私的洁具了，估计即使要普及起来还是会受到很多国人的质疑，我们真的需要它吗。但是在美国不常见是为什么呢？毕竟现代版的坐浴盆还是老美发明的呢。嗯。我谷歌了一下，发现有美国友人已经完美地解开了我们的疑惑：作者：By Dr. Mercola出处链接：Why Most Americans Don't Own a Bidet in Their Toilet节选如下：Why Bidets Aren't Popular in AmericaThere are a number of theories why bidets haven't taken off in the US the way they have in other countries. The device is said to have originated in France in the early 1700s. At that time, the bidet was basically a bowl full of water, from which you could splash water using your hand. Around 1750, a hand pump was added that allowed water to be sprayed upward. From there, the modern bidet was born. As reported by Today I Found Out:"The modern bidet that resembles a toilet was developed in the 19th century, and the very popular bidet seat came about in the 1960s, with one of the most popular invented by an American, Arnold Cohen…In the 1980s, the modern seat was improved with the creation of the 'washlet.' Using remote-controlled wands that spout water jets and finish with a warm-air dryer, the washlet is hugely popular, particularly in Japan.So why don't Americans use this? After all, if fecal matter got on just about anywhere else on your body, you wouldn't just wipe it off with toilet paper and call it good. Why should your derrière be any different?"The most plausible theories for why Americans prefer to be sans-bidet include:History: In the 18th century, Britons had a disdain for French aristocracy (which were among the first to champion the use of bidets). When the early colonists came to America, they may have brought this sentiment with them. World War II: During this war, US soldiers likely saw bidets in French brothels (and probably nowhere else), which spread the idea that they were "dirty" or "immoral" Conservatism: The first bidets involved using your hand to cleanse your genitals directly. Americans have, traditionally, been conservative in this area and probably preferred the "shield" of toilet paper between one's genitals and hands (in fact, the US was so conservative that the first toilet flushing wasn't seen on film until the 1960 film Psycho)嗯，如上所述，也就是三点咯：1. 十八世纪的英国殖民者瞧不起法国贵族，所以他们在移民的时候便根本没考虑把这个法国宫廷产品带去美国。2. 二战时期美国大兵在法国妓院或别的什么地方有见过坐浴盆，然后觉得挺不洁或者不道德吧。3. 过于保守，坐浴器第一代产品还得靠手来清理某些部位，对这些传统的美国人而言不太好意思上手嘛。先说到这儿吧，回头再更。希望对你有帮助。:) 收起
