ra·pi·er
noun/ˈreɪpiə(r)/
/ˈreɪpiər/
- a long, thin, light sword with a sharp point
刺剑；细剑 - (figurative) rapier wit (= very quick and sharp)
敏锐的才思
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRapier is used before these nouns:- wit
Word Originearly 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)