Word
arts
/ɑːts/
noun
人文学科；文科
The humanities; the liberal arts.
- 1.
The humanities.
人文学科。
- 2.
The liberal arts.
自由艺术。
人文学科。；自由艺术。；文科
In use
She decided to study arts at university instead of science.
The arts program at the school includes literature, history, and philosophy.
He believes that a strong foundation in the arts is essential for critical thinking.
the arts
the arts 指文学、音乐、绘画等创造性艺术的总称。
She has always been interested in the arts.
她一直对艺术感兴趣。
[type] arts
type 可以是 performing, visual, fine 等。
The school offers programs in performing arts.
学校提供表演艺术课程。
arts and [noun]
常与 sciences 搭配，指文科与理科。
He studied both arts and sciences in college.
他在大学里既学了文科也学了理科。
Common mistakes
The arts is my favorite subject.The arts are my favorite subject.
中文学生常忽略主谓一致，'arts' 是复数名词，谓语动词应用复数形式 'are'。
I saw an interesting arts in the gallery.I saw an interesting piece of art in the gallery.
当指单件艺术作品时，应使用不可数名词 'art' 或 'piece of art'，而 'arts' 是复数，不能与不定冠词 'an' 连用。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.