art
释义
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
词根拆分
词根派生art 就是词根本身,直接来自拉丁语 ars「技能」。对罗马人而言,art 指任何习得的本领——医术、修辞、木工——不只指美术。英语既保留了宽义(the art of conversation 交谈的艺术),也有窄义(绘画、音乐)。所有 art- 词都从这个「技能」的核心意思生长出来。
词根 art 还连着 11 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
She studied art history at university and now works in a gallery.
她在大学读艺术史,现在在一家画廊工作。
- 2.
The museum has an impressive collection of modern art.
这家博物馆收藏了一批令人惊叹的现代艺术作品。
- 3.
Knowing when to stay silent is an art in itself.
懂得何时保持沉默本身就是一门艺术。
- 4.
He's studying arts subjects, while his sister chose the sciences.
他读的是文科,而他妹妹选了理科。
近义词对比
- art — 有技巧的创作,或任何习得的本领:the art of negotiation
- craft — 有手工与行业意味的技艺:木工、craftsman
- skill — 「习得能力」最朴素的说法,不含美学意味
- technique — 某项技艺中具体的方法、手法