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 lies with you.
  你有责任提供证据。
• The onus lies with the customer to check every detail before signing any contract.
  买主在签合同之前有责任核对每一项细目。
• Never has technology or our relationship to it had such an onus.
  技术以及我们与技术的关系从来不像现在这样成了一项重担。
• 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。
• 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。
• It distracts attention from other pressing issues, where the onus to act lies elsewhere.
  它分散了对其它紧迫问题的关注，而别的国家有责任针对那些问题采取行动。
• If you are in the UK, the law makes the employer guilty until proven innocent: the onus is on you to prove that you did not discriminate against her.
  如果你是在英国，那么法律会在雇主证明自己无辜之前认定其有罪：你有责任证明自己并没有歧视她。
• 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 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。