art

Compared meaning: skill in doing something (noun).

比较义项：技艺、技能（名词）。

• art 本词

  A learned skill or technique for doing something well, often in the phrase 'the art of doing something'; neutral, everyday register with no sense of exceptional or heroic ability.

  指做某事所掌握的一种技巧或技艺，常用于“the art of doing something”这类表达；语气中性、日常，不带超凡或英勇的意味。

  Negotiating a good price is an art that takes years to master.

  把价钱谈好是一门需要多年才能掌握的技艺。

• prowess

  Outstanding, often admired skill or bravery in a demanding activity, especially sports or combat; a more formal word implying the person clearly outperforms others.

  指在某项要求较高的活动（尤指体育或战斗）中表现出的、令人赞叹的高超技艺或勇气；语气较正式，暗示此人明显胜过他人。

  Her prowess in mathematics earned her a scholarship to a top university.

  她在数学方面的高超才能为她赢得了一所顶尖大学的奖学金。

Art and prowess both mean skill in doing something. Art is a learned skill or technique, as in the art of doing something. Prowess is outstanding, admired skill or bravery in a demanding activity, especially sports or combat, implying exceptional ability.

这两个词在此义项上都表示“技艺、技能”，但语气和用法不同：art 强调掌握某种技巧或做法的能力，常用于“the art of doing something”这类表达，语气平和、日常；prowess 强调在某方面表现出的高超能力，常带有超越常人、令人赞叹甚至勇敢的意味，多用于体育、军事等场合。这里不比较 art 的“艺术、美术作品”义项。