1819 in English, from 1804 as a French word, from French artiste; a reborrowing of artist, at first in a foreign context, later used to fill the gap after the sense of artist had become limited toward the visual arts and especially painting.
Artiste: an admirable word (albeit somewhat Frenchified) of late applied, with nice discrimination, to every species of exhibitor, from a rope-dancer down to a mere painter or sculptor. On looking into little Entick (my great authority in these matters), I find we have already the word artist; but with stupid English perversity, we have hitherto used that in a much more restricted sense than its newly-imported rival, which it is becoming the excellent fashion to adopt. ["Paul Pry's Journal of a Residence at Little-Pedlington," Philadelphia, 1836]
双语例句
1. She was a popular French music hall artiste in the late 19 th century.
她是19世纪后期在法国乐坛上名噪一时的艺术家.
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2. Yes, there is a course fee involved for the artiste training course.
答:是的! 艺人培训课程是需要付费.
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3. Now I am a pop artiste and how my life has changed.
现在我是一个艺人,生活也跟着有很大的转变.
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4. Is there a guarantee I will be an artiste?
问:是不是能保证我一定会成为一位艺人?
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5. A musician is an artist, whereas a singer is an artiste.
