In British informal English, Delia can mean the celebrity cook Delia Smith, often just by her first name, the way fans talk about a famous person they feel they know. People say a Delia recipe, Delia's Christmas food, or “Do it the way Delia does” when they mean her trusted, careful home-cooking style.

In British informal English在英國的口語英文裡, Delia can mean the celebrity cook Delia SmithDelia可以指名廚黛莉雅·史密斯（Delia Smith）, often just by her first name常常只用她的名字稱呼, the way fans talk about a famous person they feel they know就像粉絲談論一個他們覺得自己認識的名人一樣. People say a Delia recipe, Delia's Christmas food大家會說「a Delia recipe」、「Delia's Christmas food」, or "Do it the way Delia does"或「Do it the way Delia does」 when they mean her trusted, careful home-cooking style意思是她那種讓人信賴、細心的家常料理風格

She became a household name on British television, so the bare name is enough — if you are in that world.

She became a household name on British television她在英國電視上變成了家喻戶曉的名字, so the bare name is enough所以光講名字就夠了 — if you are in that world如果你身處那個圈子的話

Though actually, outside Britain many English speakers will not know who you mean, and Delia is also an ordinary woman's name with nothing cook-like about it. This sense is a nickname for one person, not a general word for a chef.

Though actually不過事實上, outside Britain many English speakers will not know who you mean在英國以外，很多說英文的人根本不知道你在說誰, and Delia is also an ordinary woman's name with nothing cook-like about it而且Delia也是個普通的女生名字，跟廚藝一點關係都沒有. This sense is a nickname for one person這個意思是對某一個人的暱稱, not a general word for a chef不是泛指廚師的普通詞