founded

根拠のある、基づいた

事実や証拠などの根拠に支えられている。

やさしい英語で： Supported by facts, evidence, or another basis.

• Her fears were well-founded.
• The claim was founded on strong evidence.
• Their confidence proved ill-founded when the results arrived.

使い方： founded on something (Her concerns are founded on years of experience.); founded in something (The theory is founded in careful research.)

類義語： based, grounded

反対語： unfounded, baseless

よく使う表現： well-founded fears, ill-founded belief, well-founded argument