well founded

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well founded

BrE

/ˌwel ˈfaʊndɪd/

NAmE

/ˌwel ˈfaʊndɪd/

(

also less frequent

ˌwell ˈgrounded

)

adjective

having good reasons or evidence to cause or support it 理由充足的；有根据的；有事实依据的

◆well-founded suspicions有根据的怀疑

◆His fear turned out to be well founded. 他的恐惧证明是有道理的。

OPP