[prәu'vi:niәns, -'vi:njәns]
n.
起源, 出处

[ noun ]
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
<noun.location>
the birthplace of civilization

Provenience \Pro*ve"ni*ence\, n. [L. proveniens, -entis, p.pr.
of provenire to come forth; pro forth + venire to come.]
Origin; source; place where found or produced; provenance; --
used esp. in the fine arts and in arch[ae]ology; as, the
provenience of a patera.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]