art
名词 n.
1.
艺术;美术[U]
She teaches art history.
她教授艺术史.
2.
艺术品;美术品[U]
There has never been an exhibition of African Art ever held in our small town.
在我们小镇上从没举办过非洲美术品展览.
3.
人文科学;文科[P]
She received a bachelor's degree in arts in 1974.
她于一九七四年获文科学士学位.
4.
(包括绘画、音乐、建筑等的)艺术学科[P]
There used to be a department of arts containing such specialities as music and painting.
这里曾设有艺术系,含音乐与绘画之类的专业.
5.
技术,技艺;技巧[C][U]
Language teaching is both a science and art.
语言教学既是一门科学也是一门艺术.
6.
计谋[P]
Getting the balance between two political forces involves a lot of arts.
达到两种政治力量之间的平衡需要运用很多计谋.
literature
名词 n.
1.
文学;文学作品[U][C]
He majors in Russian literature.
他主修俄罗斯文学.
2.
文献,图书资料[U][C]
She went through the literature on the subject.
她查阅有关此一问题的资料.
3.
口印刷品[U]
4.
写作(业)[U]
以上摘自百度词典.简单的来说art主要指艺术,如绘画与音乐,还有文科的意思；literature主要指文学,如文学作品.