Word
artsy
装艺术的；刻意显得有艺术气质的
having or showing an affected or self-conscious artistic style
常用于口语，略带贬义。
装艺术的；艺术家气派的
In use
She decorated her room with old movie posters to look artsy, but she never watches those films.
He thinks wearing round glasses makes him artsy, though he hasn't read a book in years.
The cafe looks a bit too artsy with its mismatched chairs and chalkboard menus.
artsy + noun
artsy 作定语时，通常修饰物品、装饰、风格等，带有“刻意显得有艺术感”的意味。
She sells artsy handmade candles.
她卖手工制作的带艺术范儿的蜡烛。
be/look/seem + artsy
作表语时多与 be、look、seem 等连用，常用于批评或调侃。
His paintings look artsy but they have little meaning.
他的画看起来很装艺术，但没什么内涵。
Common mistakes
He is artsy person.He is an artsy person.
artsy 是形容词，修饰单数可数名词 person 时前面必须有冠词 an；汉语中没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉，因此需要补上 an。
She is very artsy and has won several art awards.She is very artistic and has won several art awards.
artsy 常含贬义，指“刻意装出艺术气质的”，而指真正有艺术才华、有实际成就时应用 artistic。原句语境是获奖，说明真实才能，所以要把 artsy 改为 artistic。
Connections
Collocations
- artsy vibe
- 做作的艺术氛围
- The coffee shop has an artsy vibe, all exposed brick and abstract paintings.这家咖啡馆有种做作的艺术氛围，满眼是裸露砖墙和抽象画。
- artsy crowd
- 爱装艺术范儿的人群
- She found the gallery opening full of an artsy crowd sipping wine and discussing installations.她觉得画廊开幕式上尽是爱装艺术范儿的人群，端着葡萄酒讨论装置艺术。
- too artsy
- 过于卖弄艺术
- His film is too artsy for its own good, confusing style with substance.他的电影太卖弄艺术，把风格当成了内涵。
- artsy-fartsy
- 附庸风雅的；装模作样的
- I don't go for that artsy-fartsy contemporary opera.我可欣赏不来那种附庸风雅的当代歌剧。
Idioms & figurative uses
- artsy-fartsy
- 装艺术的；附庸风雅的I don't like that gallery; it's full of artsy-fartsy types.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
以 art 开头、多出 -sy 尾巴，像刻意把“艺术”挂在身上；看到 -sy 就联想到“硬装艺术范儿”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：艺术圈、日常闲聊、社交媒体评论 artsy 多用于口语或非正式场合，常带有“刻意装出艺术范儿”的轻微贬义；在正式写作中较少使用，可改用 artistic 等更中性的词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the listed words rhymes exactly with artsy /ˈɑːtsi/—patsy /ˈpætsi/, bitsy /ˈbɪtsi/, itsy /ˈɪtsi/, cutesy /ˈkjuːtsi/, and glitzy /ˈɡlɪtsi/ all keep the /tsi/ ending but have a different vowel, and curtsy /ˈkɜːtsi/ shares the -rtsy spelling but also differs. Avoid confusing artsy with party /ˈpɑːti/ or hearty /ˈhɑːti/, which end in /ti/ and have no /tsi/ ending.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.