晚清西学东渐,特别是1902年以后,从日本转口的西方知识大量输入中国。“美术”一词逐渐流行起来,而“艺术”一词一方面延续了旧义,一方面出现了新的内涵。“艺术”的新内涵与“美术”关系密切,但又有明显区分。极深研几者如王国维、严复均揭示了“艺术”与“美术”之间的差异,不在于表面范围的广狭,而在于内涵本质上的区别。 During the late Qing dynasty, Western learning began to move eastward, especially since 1902 when western knowledge of Japan was re-imported into China. “Art ” has gradually become popular, while the term “art ” continues the old meaning on the one hand and new connotation appears on the other. “Art ” new connotation and “Fine Arts ” closely related, but there is a clear distinction. A few studies such as Wang Guowei and Yan Fujun reveal the differences between “art” and “art”, not on the wide range of the surface but on the essential difference in content.