noun
1
- mass noun the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power艺术（尤指视觉艺术, 如绘画和雕塑）：
the art of the Renaissance
文艺复兴时期的艺术
great art is concerned with moral imperfections
伟大的艺术关注道德上的缺陷
she studied art in Paris.
她在巴黎学艺术。
1.1
- works produced by such skill and imagination艺术作品：
his collection of modern art
他的现代艺术作品收藏
an exhibition of Tibetan art
西藏艺术作品展
as modifier an art critic.艺术批评家。
1.2
- creative activity resulting in the production of paintings, drawings, or sculpture美术（包括绘画、素描或雕塑）：
she's good at art.
她擅长美术创作。
2
the arts
the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance文艺（如绘画、音乐、文学和舞蹈）：the visual arts
视觉艺术
in sing. the art of photography.摄影艺术。
3
arts
subjects of study primarily concerned with the processes and products of human creativity and social life, such as languages, literature, and history (as contrasted with scientific or technical subjects)（与理科相对的）人文科学, 文科：the belief that the arts and sciences were incompatible
认为人文科学和自然科学不相容的观点
the Faculty of Arts
人文学院。
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- a skill at doing a specified thing, typically one acquired through practice（多指通过训练而得的）技术, 技艺, 技巧：
the art of conversation.
交谈的技巧。
短语
art for art's sake
- used to convey the idea that the chief or only aim of a work of art is the self-expression of the individual artist who creates it为艺术而艺术, 艺术至上主义。
art is long, life is short
- proverb there is so much knowledge to acquire that a lifetime is not sufficient〈谚〉人生有限, 学问无边。
art of war
- the strategy, tactics, and techniques of combat战略、战术及战斗技巧; 兵法。
词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin ars, art-.