artist
artiste【导航词义:艺术家】
artist n. 艺术家,美术家
〔辨析〕通常指从事艺术品创作的人士,尤指画家。
〔例证〕
Zhang Daqian was a world-known artist.
张大千是世界著名的艺术家。
He could be called an artist, as he was good at sculpture.
他擅长雕刻,可以称得上艺术家。
artiste n. 〈尤英〉艺人,职业演艺人员
〔辨析〕指具有舞蹈、歌唱等才艺的专职表演者。然而,人们通常称舞蹈家为 dancer 或歌唱家为 singer。
〔例证〕
Ms. Chen, who has performed for 30 years, is an experienced artiste.
陈女士表演30年了,是个有经验的艺人。
Mr. Mei was a world-famous artiste.
梅先生是世界闻名的表演艺术家。
I have never liked any artiste so much before.
我以前从来没有那么喜欢过一个艺人.