1.art广义上表示“艺术”,狭义上表示“美术”,指美的事物的创造或表现,尤指用视觉形式如绘画、雕刻等,还可指“艺术技巧”,是不可数名词;表示“一种艺术〔技艺、本领等〕”时是可数名词。art引申还可表示“技能”“手艺”,有时还可指“欺诈”“奸计”“诡计”,可用作不可数名词,也可用作可数名词。
2.art在句中可用作定语,指“关于美术或以艺术创作的”。
3.art的复数形式arts可作“文科”解。
4.the fine arts指文学艺术,包括油画、图画、雕刻、建筑,有时也包括舞蹈、戏剧、音乐。
art form
艺术形式 making beautiful thing form
Dance is an exciting art form.舞蹈是一种令人激动的艺术形式。
quite an art
技术,技巧 great skill
Driving a car in Central London needs quite an art!在伦敦市中心开车可真需要点技术。
work of art
艺术作品 making beautiful thing works
The museum contains some priceless works of art.博物馆珍藏的一些艺术作品都是无价之宝。
This tapestry is a work of art.这张挂毯是件艺术品。
He collects French works of art.他收集法国的艺术品。
A knowledge of anatomy added to the appreciation of art.解剖学知识增加了对艺术的欣赏。
Her performance displayed great art.她的表演表现了高度的艺术技巧。
These activities played a positive role in advancing art and literary creations.这些活动对于促进文艺创作起积极作用。
We need to exert our imagination and add art to our teaching.我们需要发挥想象力而且要增强教学艺术。
Art has no enemy but ignorance.无知是学问唯一的敌人。
Art is long, life is short.人生有限,学问无涯。
She is studying art and music.她在学习美术和音乐。
Language teaching is both a science and an art.语言教学既是一门科学又是一门艺术。
Cooking, sewing, and house keeping are household arts.煮饭、缝衣和料理家务都是持家的艺术。
History, literature and linguistics are among the arts.历史、文学和语言学属于人文学科。
In spite of all her arts, the young man was not attracted to her.尽管她用尽了手段,那青年仍不为她所动。
She is attending an art school.她上了一所艺术学校。
There is an art theatre round the corner.在街拐角有一所艺术剧院。
This is an art gallery.这是一家画廊。
He is an arts graduate.他是一个文科毕业生。
[同义词] aptitude, craft, dexterity, ingenuity, skill
[词源]<拉丁语artis(技能,技巧)
