根拠

こんきょ
basis
foundation

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こんきょ【根拠】

**ground

〖U〗〖C〗［しばしば ～s］〔…の/…という/…する〕根拠， 理由， 原因〔for/that節/to do〕；基礎， 基盤， 前提.

*evidence

〖U〗〔…の/…するための〕証拠〔of， for/to do〕， 〔…という〕根拠〔that節〕

Is there any evidence for your statement? あなたの申し立てに何らかの根拠がありますか.

*basis

(複 bases) 〖C〗(知識・体系などの)基礎; 論拠， 基本原理， 基準

the basis of ［for］ his opinion 彼の意見の根拠.

*base

〖C〗(計画・組織などの)基礎， 根拠， (思考などの)原理， 起点《◆この意味では basis が普通》.

*foundation

〖C〗［通例 ～s］ (物事の安定した)基礎， 基盤；〖U〗〖C〗(報道などの)根拠， 〔…に対する〕よりどころ〔for〕.

*authority

〖C〗〖U〗〔…の/…に対する〕典拠， 根拠〔on/for〕.

**reason

〖C〗〖U〗〔…の/…する/…に反対する〕理由， わけ， 根拠〔for， why節， that節/to do/against〕

We have (a) good reason to believe ［for believing］ that he was murdered. 《正式》彼が殺害されたと信じる十分な根拠がある.

*cause

〖U〗〔…の/…する/…という〕理由， わけ， 根拠， 動機〔for/to do/that節〕.

◇ → 根拠のある

◇ → 根拠のない

◇～の弱い［薄い］

invalid

《正式》根拠の薄い， 説得力のない， 〔法〕無効の(⇔valid)

an invalid claim ［excuse］ 根拠のない主張［弁解］

shaky

《やや略式》〔…が〕当てにならない；不確実な；怪しい〔in， at〕；(議論などが)根拠の薄弱な.

▲a weak argument 根拠の弱い議論.

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こんきょ【根拠】

〔判断のよりどころ〕 (a) basis 《pl. bases》; (a) base; (a) warrant; warranty; ground(s); (a) grounding; (a) reason; support; evidence; (a) justification; 《文》 substantiation.

●事実を根拠としていない have no factual grounding; not be based on fact; have no facts [evidence] to support 《it》; be unsupported by fact.

●彼の疑念には根拠がある. There are grounds for believing his suspicions. | His doubts are well-founded. | His suspicions have some basis.

・そのうわさには多少根拠がある. There are some grounds for the rumor.

・彼の告発には確たる根拠がない. There is no solid foundation for his charges.

・君はどういう根拠があってそんなことを言うのか. What are your grounds for saying [is your evidence for] that? | What makes you think you can say that?

・きっと何か根拠があってそう言ったのだろう. He must have had some grounds for saying that.

・法的根拠がある[ない] have a [no] legal basis.

・この記述には歴史的根拠がない. There is no historical evidence [support, backing] for this account. | This account is not supported by history [has no historical foundation].

・彼が説く治療法には科学的根拠がない. The cure he promotes has no scientific basis.

・その報道は根拠が薄弱だ. The report is based on flimsy evidence [has feeble support]. | There is nothing very solid behind the reporting.

●根拠となるべき事実がない. We have no facts to go on.

●根拠になる資料がない. We have no data to go on.

・彼はまず環境保護を議論の根拠に据えている. His argument is built on [rests on] protecting the environment [environmental protection, environmental protectionism].

・何を根拠にそう断言できるのか. What are your grounds for being so sure? | How can you be so sure?

●根拠のある well-grounded[-founded]; authentic(ated)

・根拠のある主張 a solid claim; a well-grounded[-founded] claim

・根拠のある[ない]報道 news from a reliable [an unreliable] source

・根拠のない unfounded; unsupported; groundless; baseless; without foundation [support, evidence, justification]

・根拠のない非難 (an) unwarranted [ill-founded, unjustifiable] criticism

・根拠のない恐怖 groundless [《文》 fantastic] fears

・根拠のない説 a theory [hypothesis] without any foundation; an unsupported argument; a theory not based on fact [with no evidence to support it]

・根拠のないうわさ an unfounded [a groundless, a wild, an unsubstantiated] rumor; mere gossip

・根拠の薄弱な推量 (an) unfounded conjecture; a mere guess [surmise]

・根拠の疑わしい dubious; uncertain; unreliable; of doubtful authority [reliability, origin].

●彼は仏典に自説の根拠を置いている. He bases this theory of his on the Buddhist scriptures. | The Buddhist scriptures provide [afford] the basis for his assertion.