art
Definitions
The making of beautiful or expressive things — painting, music, sculpture, writing — and the works produced
艺术；艺术作品（绘画、音乐、雕塑、文学等）
A skill acquired by study and practice
技艺；技巧；门道
(plural, the arts / the humanities) subjects such as literature, history and languages, as opposed to the sciences
（复数）人文学科；文科
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedart is the root itself, straight from Latin ars 'skill.' To a Roman, art meant any trained ability — medicine, rhetoric, carpentry — not just the fine arts. English kept the broad sense ('the art of conversation') alongside the narrowed one (painting, music). Every art- word grows from this single idea of skill.
Root art still carries 11 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.work of art艺术品
- 2.fine art美术
- 3.modern art现代艺术
- 4.the art of……的艺术/门道
- 5.arts and crafts工艺美术
Example Sentences
- 1.
She studied art history at university and now works in a gallery.
- 2.
The museum has an impressive collection of modern art.
- 3.
Knowing when to stay silent is an art in itself.
- 4.
He's studying arts subjects, while his sister chose the sciences.
Synonym Comparison
- art — skilled creation, or any trained ability: the art of negotiation
- craft — skilled making with a strong sense of handwork and trade: woodcraft, a craftsman
- skill — the plain word for a learned ability, no aesthetic implication
- technique — a specific method or way of doing something within a skill