rapier
noun /ˈreɪpiə(r)/
/ˈreɪpiər/
- a long, thin, light sword with a sharp point
轻巧细长的双刃剑 - (figurative) rapier wit (= very quick and sharp)
敏锐的才思
Collocations DictionaryRapier is used before these nouns:- wit
词源early 16th cent.: from French rapière, from râpe ‘rasp, grater’ (because the perforated hilt resembles a rasp or grater). - (figurative) rapier wit (= very quick and sharp)