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

• A general principle, inversion of onus probandi, and an exception principle, the onus of proof being on the plaintiff are adopted in China.
  就我国而言，行政诉讼举证责任有一般原则即“举证责任倒置”和例外原则即原告举证。
• The onus of proof is on the plaintiff.
  举证责任在原告身上。
• If youre asking the favor, the onus is on you to be flexible.
  如果你请别人帮忙，你有责任处理地灵活一点。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 Romney to make an impression.
  罗姆尼的责任是给大家留下深刻的印象。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。