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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• If there is a prosecution the onus will normally be on the prosecutor to prove the case.
  如果起诉，通常由起诉人负责证明案件成立。
• The onus of proof is on the plaintiff.
  举证责任在原告身上。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。