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 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
• The onus of proof is on the plaintiff.
  举证责任在原告身上。
• 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。
• 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。
• Under the new arrangement, the onus would be placed on importers to prove they were not dumping.
  根据新的做法进口商则要证明他们没有倾销。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 of proof must lie with them.
  举证的责任必须由他们承担。