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

• 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。
• 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 is on the applicant to corroborate the authenticity of any evidence supplied in support of the application.
  申请人有责任保证支持申请的任何证明的可靠性。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 now is on the government of Pakistan to act with sincerity.
  巴基斯坦政府现在有责任采取有诚意的行动。
• 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 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。
• 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。