provenance
/ˈprɒvənəns/noun
mass noun
1- the place of origin or earliest known history of something起源, 来源, 出处：
an orange rug of Iranian provenance.
出自伊朗的橘色毯。
1.1
- count noun the beginning of something's existence; something's origin起始, 起源：
they try to understand the whole universe, its provenance and fate.
他们试图认识整个宇宙, 其起源及命运。
1.2
- count noun a record of ownership of a work of art or an antique, used as a guide to authenticity or quality（用作鉴定真伪或质量指南的）艺术品和古董所属主人的记载, 著录：
the manuscript has a distinguished provenance.
这部原稿有不平凡的属主记录。
词源
late 18th cent.: from French，from the verb provenir 'come or stem from'，from Latin provenire,from pro- 'forth'+venire 'come'.