(1)艺(美)术(creation or expression of beauty in a form of painting，music，literature，etc)[U]：Her favourite forms of～are music and ballet.她最喜欢的艺术形式是音乐和芭蕾舞。modern/contemporary～现代/当代艺术;take/study～in school (at college) 在学校学艺术;be keen on～爱好艺术;an～lover/school/college/historian/critic艺术爱好者/学校/学院/史家/评论家;an～student艺术院校的学生;

(2)(某门)艺术(example of this)[C]：Dance is an～.舞蹈是一门艺术。The strongest 20th century～is film.20世纪最有生机的艺术是电影。the fine～s 美术;the visual～s 可视艺术;a great patron of～s 艺术的大赞助人;

(3)艺术作品(works or objects produced in this way)[U]：His～is unusual in both colour and form.他的艺术作品无论是色彩还是形式都是独特的。study the～of the early Japanese 研究日本早期的艺术作品;a collection/museum of～艺术收藏/博物馆;an～collection/exhibition/gallery 艺术收藏品/展览/馆;an～dealer 艺术品商人;sales of oriental～东方艺术品销售;

(4)艺术技巧(能力)(skill in such creation or expression)[U]：His great～is demonstrated in the recording.他的技艺在这录相中一展无余。The performance displayed his great～.这次表演展示出了他的高超艺术水平。learn the～of painting well 学会画得好的技术;a work of～艺术品;〖同〗 artistry，genius，mastery，skill，facility;〖反〗incompetence，inability;

(5)技巧，诀窍(practical skill of doing sth that is the result of study and practice)[C，U]：Language teaching is both a science and～.语言教学既是科学也是艺术。advertising～广告艺术;household～s 家政艺术;be good at the～of conversation/living/baking/sailing/language teaching/public speaking/making friends/making bread/war/camouflage 很有谈话/生活/烘烤/航行/语言教学/公开讲演/交友/做面包/指挥战争/伪装的技巧;develop a story with great～很巧妙地展开一故事情节;〖同〗technique，craft;

(6)诡计(cleverness or skill used in a bad way)[U，C]：be accomplished in the～of flattery 精通阿谀奉承之道;be well-practised in the～s of seduction 善于勾引诱骗;deceive sb by one's～以诡计欺骗人;In spite of all his～s he failed to persuade the girl to come to his room.尽管他耍尽了诡计，也没能使那姑娘走进他房间。〖同〗technique，craft，methods;

(7)人文学科(subjects or fields of study in contrast to scientific subjects，such as history，languages，literature，etc)[pl]：History is an～s subject. 历史学是一门人文学科课程。an～s degree 文科学位;receive one's bachelor/Master of～s degree 获得文科学士/硕士学位;a college/faculty of～s 文学院/系;〖反〗science;

→′artful adj 狡猾的;巧妙的;′artfully adv 狡猾地;巧妙地;′artfulness n 狡猾;巧妙;′artist n 艺(美)术家;能工巧匠;͵arti′san n 手艺人;ar′tiste n 艺人(演员等);′artless adj 朴实的;天真的;′arty adj 附庸风雅的;′artiness n 附庸风雅;͵arty-′crafty adj(家具等)华丽而不实用的;′art-form n 艺术形式;′artwork n (书刊中的)照片，插图;ar′tistic adj