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- having been discovered by chance or unexpectedly, in particular偶然（或意外）发现的, 尤指：
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- (of an object or sound) collected in its natural state and presented in a new context as part of a work of art or piece of music（物体, 声音）原生态表现在艺术品（或音乐）中的：
collages of found photos.
用未经处理的照片拼成的抽象拼贴画。
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- (of art) comprising or making use of such objects（艺术）原汁原味的; （艺术品、音乐）原生态素材的。
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- (of poetry) formed by taking a piece of text and reinterpreting its structure metrically（诗）, 找到的拾得的（选取一段文章并按韵律重新解释其结构而形成的）。
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- with submodifier(of a ship) equipped; supplied（船）装备好的：
the ship was two years old, well found and seaworthy.
这艘船船龄两年, 装备完好, 适合海上航行。
with obj.
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- establish or originate (a continuing institution or organization), especially by providing an endowment（尤指用捐款）建立; 创办：
the monastery was founded in 1665
修道院于1665年建立
as adj. founding the three founding partners.三个创办伙伴。
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- plan and begin the building of (a town or colony)兴建, 建造（城镇, 聚居点）。
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- （一般作be founded on/upon）construct or base (a principle or other abstract thing) according to a particular principle or grounds立基于; 把（原则等抽象物）建立在（特定原则或基础）上：
a society founded on the highest principles of religion and education.
以最崇高宗教和教育原则为基础的社会。
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- (of a thing) serve as a basis for（事物）作为基础：
the company's fortunes are founded on its minerals business.
公司的财富以矿石生意为基础。
词源
Middle English: from Old French fonder, from Latin fundare, from fundus 'bottom, base'.