In the Old Testament (the Book of Judges), Delilah is the woman who gets close to Samson, a man famous for great strength. She keeps asking what makes him strong. When he finally tells her that his strength is in his hair, she has it cut off while he sleeps, and he becomes weak and is taken.

In the Old Testament (the Book of Judges),在舊約聖經的《士師記》裡 Delilah is大利拉是 the woman who gets close to Samson, a man famous for great strength接近參孫（一個以力大無窮聞名的男人）的那個女人。She keeps asking她一直追問 what makes him strong是什麼讓他這麼強壯。When he finally tells her that his strength is in his hair,當他終於告訴她，他的力量在他的頭髮裡 she has it cut off while he sleeps,她趁他睡著時把頭髮剪掉 and he becomes weak and is taken他就變得虛弱，被抓走了。

The name was borrowed from Hebrew and is linked to the idea of weakening someone.

The name was borrowed from Hebrew這個名字是從希伯來文借來的 and is linked to the idea of weakening someone跟「削弱一個人」這個概念有關。

The story is so well known that older or literary English sometimes calls a woman a Delilah when she uses charm to trick a man and bring him down — that use is not everyday talk, and it can sound unfair if you throw it at a real person. For learners, treat it first as a name from that Bible story.

The story is so well known that這個故事太有名了，所以 older or literary English sometimes calls a woman a Delilah比較老派或文學性的英文有時會把一個女人叫做 Delilah when she uses charm to trick a man and bring him down意思是她用魅力騙一個男人、把他拉下來 — that use is not everyday talk, and it can sound unfair if you throw it at a real person這種用法不是日常口語，而且拿來說真實的人可能會顯得不公平。For learners,對學習者來說 treat it first as a name from that Bible story先把它當成那個聖經故事裡的人名就好。