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

双语例句

• On Application of the Principle of Provenance to Office Automation System
  论来源原则在办公自动化系统中的应用
• The business was well known but underexploited it had history and provenance but only existed in central London.
  这家企业非常知名，但开发不够，它有着悠久的历史和渊源，但只存在于伦敦中部。
• The provenance of Southern shelf and slope should include the Mekong River and Kalimantan Islands.
  南部陆架-陆坡区的物源主要有湄公河和加里曼丹岛，但两者的混合明显。
• The results indicate the provenance orientation is NNW by conglomerate component, denudation mountain, lithologic character.
  通过砾岩成分、古剥蚀区及岩性特征研究，认为物源方向为北北西向。
• Another interesting generalization arose from the provenance tests of the four species mentioned in the previous section.
  从前节所讨论的四个树种的种源试验中，还可得出另一有趣的规律。
• But their may be a looming problem in the ownership and provenance of the funds.
  但在这类基金的所有权及出处方面，可能存在一个日益迫近的问题。
• The categories and quantities of accompanying minerals provide beneficial information for exploring the provenance of tapis lazuli.
  伴生矿物的种类和含量差异为探寻青金石的产地来源提供了有益的信息。
• Many of the numbers I hear at business conferences have that provenance.
  我在商务会议上听到的许多数字都是这么来的。
• Huawei's provenance hardly helps.
  华为的出身对它毫无帮助。
• He had no idea of its provenance.
  他不知道其出处。