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

• That would put the main onus on the Somalis to sort out their own affairs.
  要是过渡政府真能这么做，那么就基本可以让索马里人自己解决自己的问题了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The onus is on the government. It must act soon.
  这个责任在英国政府身上，它必须尽快采取行动。
• The onus was on me to earn enough to support the family.
  挣足够的钱养家活口是我的责任。
• The onus is on them to carry out immediate reviews.
  它们有义务立即重新对此进行评估。
• The onus of proof lies with you.
  你有责任提供证据。
• Problems existed in nursing work of obstetrics department after enforcement of inversion of onus probandi
  举证责任倒置后产科护理工作中存在的问题及对策