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Samson is a man in the Bible who is famous for being very, very strong, and a great fighter.
Samson參孫 is a man in the Bible是聖經裡的一個人物 who is famous for being very, very strong, and a great fighter以非常非常強壯、是個厲害的戰士聞名。
A woman called finds out that his strength comes from his long hair. She gets close to him, he tells her the secret, and his hair is cut off while he sleeps. After that his enemies, the , take him prisoner and make him blind. When his hair grows again, his strength comes back. He pushes down their temple and dies with the people inside.
A woman called Delilah finds out一個叫Delilah(大利拉)的女人發現 that his strength comes from his long hair他的力氣來自他的長髮。She gets close to him她接近他 he tells her the secret他告訴她這個祕密 and his hair is cut off while he sleeps結果他睡覺時頭髮被剪掉了。After that這件事之後 his enemies, the Philistines, take him prisoner他的敵人非利士人把他抓去當俘虜 and make him blind還弄瞎了他。When his hair grows again等他的頭髮又長出來 his strength comes back他的力氣就回來了。He pushes down their temple他把敵人的神殿推倒 and dies with the people inside跟裡面的人一起死去。
People still say “a Samson” for a very strong man, and “Samson and ” for a strong person undone by someone they trusted.
People still say "a Samson" for a very strong man人們現在還是會用「a Samson」形容非常強壯的男人 and "Samson and Delilah" for a strong person undone by someone they trusted用「Samson and Delilah」形容一個強者被自己信任的人給毀了。
Though actually, it is a sad story as well as a strong-man story: he loses because he gave the secret away, and he “wins” only at the end, by dying.
Though actually不過其實 it is a sad story as well as a strong-man story這既是個大力士的故事,也是個悲傷的故事 he loses because he gave the secret away他會落敗是因為他把祕密說了出去 and he "wins" only at the end, by dying而他最後「贏」的方式,是靠著死去。
組成From Middle English Sampson, Sampsoun, Samson, from Latin Samson, from Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Samsonname/ˈsæmsən/
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biblicallifestylereligionAn Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress.
- And Delilah ſaid to Samſon, Tel me, I pray thee, wherein thy great ſtrength lyeth, and wherewith thou mighteſt be bound, to afflict thee.
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Any very strong man.
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A male given name from Hebrew.
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An English surname derived from the given name, or from Samuel + son.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。