Word · Frequency #15786
provenance
来源；出处；起源
the place where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- 1.
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
某物起源或早期存在时的培育地
某物起源或早期存在时的培育地；起源；出处
In use
The museum could not confirm the provenance of the ancient vase, so experts refused to authenticate it.
Researchers traced the provenance of the manuscript to a small monastery in the mountains.
She checks the provenance of every bag of coffee before she buys it, because she wants to support local farmers.
the provenance of sth
表示某物的起源或出处，常用于艺术品、文物等。
The provenance of the painting is uncertain.
这幅画的出处不确定。
sth of + adj + provenance
形容词常用 known, unknown, doubtful 等。
They bought a vase of unknown provenance.
他们买了一个来历不明的花瓶。
trace/establish the provenance of sth
常与 trace, establish, document 等动词搭配。
Experts traced the provenance of the manuscript.
专家们追溯了这份手稿的来源。
Common mistakes
There is no provenance evidence to support the claim.There is no proven evidence to support the claim.
这里误将名词 'provenance' 用作形容词来修饰 'evidence'。正确的用法是使用形容词 'proven'（意为‘被证明的’），因为 'proven' 是 'prove' 的过去分词，可作定语修饰名词。而 'provenance' 是名词，意为‘起源、出处’，不能直接修饰名词。
The theory has been provenance by many experiments.The theory has been proven by many experiments.
这里误将名词 'provenance' 用作过去分词。'provenance' 是名词，不能用于被动结构。正确的过去分词应是 'proven'，来自动词 'prove'（证明）。注意 'proven' 和 'provenance' 拼写相似，但词性和意义不同。
Connections
Collocations
- provenance of
- ……的出处
- The provenance of the painting was traced to a private collector.这幅画的出处被追溯到一位私人收藏家。
- unknown provenance
- 未知来源
- Several artworks of unknown provenance were discovered in the warehouse.仓库中发现了几件来源不明的艺术品。
- trace provenance
- 追溯来源
- The museum is working to trace the provenance of the newly acquired artifacts.博物馆正在努力追溯新获文物的来源。
- questionable provenance
- 可疑的出处
- The dealer was suspected of selling items with questionable provenance.该经销商被怀疑出售出处可疑的物品。
- establish provenance
- 确定出处
- It took years to establish the provenance of the ancient manuscript.确定这部古代手稿的出处花了数年时间。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pro-表示‘向前’，ven-来自拉丁语‘来’，合起来就是‘来自何方’，即起源出处。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：art provenance、document analysis、academic research 通常用于正式场合，如艺术品来源考证、文献出处研究或学术讨论等。
Grammar Note
通常为不可数名词，与介词 of 连用表示来源。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 provenance 都以 -ance 结尾，但发音差异较大，特别是元音和重音位置不同。provenance 读作 /pɹɑvʌnʌns/，重音可能在第一或第二音节，而以上词多数重音在前且元音为 ɛ 或 ʌ 等，不构成押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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