He had no idea of its provenance.是什么意思？

He had no idea of its provenance.

他不知道其出处。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

no

adv. 不，否，一点也没有；adj. 没有的，不许的，一点儿也没有，决不是的；n. 不，否定，否认，反对票，否决票；abbr. 数字(number)，元素锘(nobelium)的符号；

例句
...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating.
丝毫没有减弱迹象的犯罪势头

idea

n. 主意，想法，[哲]理念，观念，[乐]乐句，模糊想法；

例句
It is often a good idea to start with smaller, easily achievable goals.
一开始把目标定得低一点、容易实现一点，总不失为一个好主意。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

its

pron. (it的所有格形式)它的，厥；

例句
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。

provenance

n. 起源，出处；

例句
Kato was fully aware of the provenance of these treasures...
加藤完全清楚这些珍宝的来源。