swordplay
🇺🇸
/ˈsɔːrdpleɪ/
🇬🇧
/ˈsɔːdpleɪ/
the act of fighting with swords
The audience was captivated by the swift and graceful swordplay.
观众被迅速而优雅的剑术吸引住了。
the art of using words in a clever and entertaining way
The witty banter between the two debaters was like a display of verbal swordplay.
两位辩手之间的机智交谈就像一场语言剑术的表演。