provenance

US [ˈprɑvənəns]
UK [ˈprɒvənəns]
  • n.起源；出处；原产地；发源地
  • Web来源；种源；物源区
Plural Form：provenances  

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provenance
n.
1.
原产地；发源地；起源；出处the place that sth originally came from
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。

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AllAll,起源起源,出处出处,原产地原产地,发源地发源地,来源来源,种源种源,物源区物源区
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Designed to provide Shanghai with meat whose provenance it could trust, it was one of the three biggest slaughter houses in the world.
它曾是全球最大的3家屠宰场之一，旨在为上海提供来源可信的肉类。
tā céng shì quán qiú zuì dà de sān jiā tú zǎi chǎng zhī yī , zhǐ zài wèi shàng hǎi tí gōng lái yuán kě xìn de ròu lèi 。
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If FOAF is to support an online community, it is essential that the provenance of every piece of information be traceable.
如果FOAF要支持在线社区，那么每一段信息的起源必需是可跟踪的。
rú guǒ FOAF yào zhī chí zài xiàn shè qū , nà me měi yí duàn xìn xī de qǐ yuán bì xū shì kě gēn zōng de 。
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There was no immediate comment from Spain, a signatory to the cluster munition convention, on the provenance of the bombs.
目前炸弹的来源地并且签署了子母弹协议的西班牙没有发表任何声明。
mù qián zhà dàn de lái yuán de bìng qiě qiān shǔ le zǐ mǔ dàn xié yì de xī bān yá méi yǒu fā biǎo rèn hé shēng míng 。
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The British Consulate prefers to see the historical provenance of money intended to cover the costs of your course.
我们希望看到您用来支付学费的资金的历史来源。
wǒ men xī wàng kàn dào nín yòng lái zhī fù xué fèi de zī jīn de lì shǐ lái yuán 。
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Critics say that the information it published is unchecked and some of it may be of dubious provenance.
批评者们说，“维基泄密”公布的信息没有经过审核，有些信息的来源可能还值得怀疑。
pī píng zhě men shuō , " wéi jī xiè mì " gōng bù de xìn xī méi yǒu jīng guò shěn hé , yǒu xiē xìn xī de lái yuán kě néng hái zhí de huái yí 。
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A rummage through the archives found a document showing the object's provenance, she added.
她还说，经过仔细翻阅档案材料，他们找到了一份记录此物出处的文件。
tā hái shuō , jīng guò zǐ xì fān yuè dàng àn cái liào , tā men zhǎo dào le yī fèn jì lù cǐ wù chū chù de wén jiàn 。
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Mr. Wu said he thinks the prestige and artistry of ivory may outweigh, for enthusiasts, any potential concerns over its provenance.
吴少华认为，对牙雕艺术品爱好者来说，象牙的美誉和艺术性可能压倒对其来源的潜在担忧。
wú shào huá rèn wéi , duì yá diāo yì shù pǐn ài hào zhě lái shuō , xiàng yá de měi yù hé yì shù xìng kě néng yā dǎo duì qí lái yuán de qián zài dān yōu 。
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"In terms of its impeccable provenance and the quality of the silkscreen, this has perfect qualities, " McGinnis said of the piece.
“鉴于它清白的来源渠道和高质量的丝网印刷品质，这部作品具有无可挑剔的完美特质”。麦克金尼斯评价道。
" jiàn yú tā qīng bái de lái yuán qú dào hé gāo zhì liàng de sī wǎng yìn shuā pǐn zhì , zhè bù zuò pǐn jù yǒu wú kě tiāo tī de wán měi tè zhì " 。 mài kè jīn ní sī píng jià dào 。
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Original author unknown provenance, it should be written in Russian, DELPHI native code, do not rely on other documents.
原作者出处不详，应该是俄罗斯人写的，原生DELPHI代码，不依赖其它文件。
yuán zuò zhě chū chù bù xiáng , yīng gāi shì é luó sī rén xiě de , yuán shēng DELPHI dài mǎ , bù yī lài qí tā wén jiàn 。
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The act of attributing, especially of establishing a particular person, place, or time as the creator, provenance, or era of a work of art.
指归属的行为，尤指将一艺术作品的创作者、地域或时代归属为一特定人物、地点或时间
zhǐ guī shǔ de xíng wéi , yóu zhǐ jiāng yī yì shù zuò pǐn de chuàng zuò zhě 、 dì yù huò shí dài guī shǔ wéi yī tè dìng rén wù 、 dì diǎn huò shí jiān
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