arts/ɑrts; ɑːts/ n 1 the arts art, music, theatre, film, literature etc, all considered together艺术〔绘画、音乐、戏剧、电影、文学等的统称〕: government funding for the arts 政府对艺术创作提供的资金 2 [plural 复数] school or college subjects such as History or French that are not connected with science 人文学科，文科: an arts degree 文科学位