provenance

英 [ˈprɒvənəns]

美 [ˈprɑːvənəns]

n.  发源地; 起源; 出处

复数：provenances　过去分词：provenanced　现在分词：provenancing　

GREIELTS

BNC.15786 / COCA.16671

牛津词典

noun

• 发源地；起源；出处
  the place that sth originally came from
  1. All the furniture is of English provenance.
     所有这些家具都是英国货。
  2. 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。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 起源；来源；出处
  Theprovenanceof something is the place that it comes from or that it originally came from.
  1. Kato was fully aware of the provenance of these treasures...
     加藤完全清楚这些珍宝的来源。
  2. He had no idea of its provenance.
     他不知道其出处。

英英释义

noun

• where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
  1. the birthplace of civilization
  Synonym:birthplacecradleplace of originprovenience

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