2N-COUNT 艺术家(如小说家、诗人、导演等) An artist is a person who creates novels, poems, films, or other things which can be considered as works of art. 艺术家(如小说家、诗人、导演等)
His books are enormously easy to read, yet he is a serious artist.
虽然他是一个不折不扣的艺术家,但是他的作品极其通俗易懂。
Engel is quoted as saying that balanced people do not become artists.
引用恩格尔的话说就是理性的人是成不了艺术家的。
3N-COUNT 表演艺术家;艺人 An artist is a performer such as a musician, actor, or dancer. 表演艺术家;艺人
...a popular artist who has sold millions of records.
唱片销量达到数百万张的当红音乐家
4N-COUNT 能手;高手;大师 If you say that someone is an artist at a particular activity, you mean they are very skilled at it. 能手;高手;大师
He is an exceptional footballer — an artist.
他是一名出色的足球运动员,一个足球高手。
Quotations
The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; one must sense him everywhere but never see himGustave Flaubert
The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but his artGeorge Bernard ShawMan and Superman