provenance
noun[SorU]
formaluk/ˈprɒv.ən.əns/us/ˈprɑː.vən.əns/theplaceoforiginof something:
起源;出处jewelsofuncertainprovenance来历不明的珠宝
Thisraiseddoubtsabout the provenance of thepainting.这引起了人们对这幅画的来历的怀疑。
I don't need toseealabeltoidentifythe provenance of agarmentthat someone iswearing.我不用看商标就能认出别人穿的衣服是哪里制造的。
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origin
cradlenoun
Origins and sources
- bases
 - be a recipe for disaster, trouble, success, etc.idiom
 - beginning
 - birth
 - birthplace
 - born
 - breeding ground
 - emanate from/throughsomething/someone
 - fount
 - fountainhead
 - gateway drug
 - genesis
 - hail
 - originate
 - paternity
 - recipe
 - root
 - seed
 - son
 - source