liberal arts是一个与自由教育密切相关的概念。本文考察了liberal arts一词在古罗马出现与流播的情况,并探讨了它和古希腊思想之间的渊源,对arts、liberal等相关概念做了初步的解释。在此基础上,作者概述了对liberal arts一词的理解,并探讨了它的译法。 liberal arts is a concept closely related to liberal education. This paper examines the emergence and spread of the word liberal arts in ancient Rome and explores the origins between liberal arts and ancient Greek thought and gives a preliminary explanation of the related concepts such as arts and liberal. On this basis, the author summarizes the understanding of the word liberal arts and explores its translation.