onus

英 [ˈəʊnəs]

美 [ˈoʊnəs]

n.  职责; 责任

GRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13968 / COCA.20348

牛津词典

noun

• 职责；责任
  the responsibility for sth
  1. The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws.
     雇主有义务遵行健康安全法。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 义务；责任;职责
  If you say thatthe onusisonsomeonetodo something, you mean it is their duty or responsibility to do it.
  1. The onus is on the shopkeeper to provide goods which live up to the quality of their description...
     店主有义务提供质量与其描述相符的商品。
  2. The onus of proof is reversed in libel actions and placed firmly on the defender.
     在诽谤诉讼中，举证责任反过来由辩方全权承担。

英英释义

noun

• an onerous or difficult concern
  1. the burden of responsibility
  2. that's a load off my mind
  Synonym:burdenloadencumbranceincumbrance

双语例句

• The onus of proof must lie with them.
  举证的责任必须由他们承担。
• I believe the onus is upon us to vote down the project.
  我认为我有责任否决这项工程。
• We are trying to shift the onus for passenger safety onto the government.
  我们正试图把保障旅客安全的责任转给政府。
• The onus is on the shopkeeper to provide goods which live up to the quality of their description
  店主有义务提供质量与其描述相符的商品。
• Leipziger says the onus is now on all countries to overcome the bottlenecks to striking a deal.
  Leipziger表示，现在，所有的发展中国家应负起责任，克服“瓶颈”，以达成协议。
• The onus of bringing up five children.
  抚养五个孩子的责任。
• The onus is on you to complete this report.
  完成这篇报告的责任落在你身上了。
• The onus of proof lies with you.
  你有责任提供证据。
• The onus is on Romney to make an impression.
  罗姆尼的责任是给大家留下深刻的印象。
• In fact, it was a cruel, corrosive deception that subtly and unfairly shifted the onus of his lack of emotional and financial investment from him to us.
  但这实际上是一种侵蚀性的残酷欺骗，它巧妙却又不公平地将他对我们缺乏感情和物质投入这一责任转移到我们身上。