liberal arts
noun /ˌlɪbərəl ˈɑːts/
/ˌlɪbərəl ˈɑːrts/
[plural] (especially North American English)- subjects of study that develop students’ general knowledge and ability to think, rather than their technical skills
文科 - a liberal arts college
文理学院
Collocations DictionaryLiberal arts is used before these nouns:- college
词源liberal, as distinct from servile or mechanical (i.e. involving manual labour) and originally referring to arts and sciences considered “worthy of a free man”; later the word related to general intellectual development rather than vocational training. - a liberal arts college