[N-VAR 可变名词]起源;来源;出处 The provenance of something is the place that it comes from or that it originally came from.
[usu with poss]
[FORMAL 正式]
Kato was fully aware of the provenance of these treasures...
加藤完全清楚这些珍宝的来源。
He had no idea of its provenance.
他不知道其出处。
Oxford
prov·en·ance/ˈprɒvənəns; NAmEˈprɑːvənəns/noun[uncountable , countable ]( technical 术语) the place that sth originally came from 发源地;起源;出处SYN
origin
◆All the furniture is of English provenance.所有这些家具都是英国货。◆There's no proof about the provenance of the painting (= whether it is genuine or not).这幅画的真伪无法鉴别。provenanceprovenancesprov·en·ance/ˈprɒvənəns; NAmEˈprɑːvənəns/
formal the place where something originally came fromSYN origin: The provenance of the paintings is unknown.(of) dubious/doubtful provenance (=used to suggest that something may have been stolen) artworks of doubtful provenance
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