onus
英 ['??n?s]
美['on?s]
- n. 責(zé)任，義務(wù)；負(fù)擔(dān)
- n. (Onus)人名；(英)奧納斯
低頻詞IELTSGRE擴展詞匯
助記提示
1. on + us => 責(zé)任和負(fù)擔(dān)落到了我們身上。在我們身上有責(zé)任和義務(wù)。
2. onus => oner-.
2. onus => oner-.
中文詞源
onus 責(zé)任，職責(zé)
來自拉丁語onus,責(zé)任，重?fù)?dān)，來自PIE*en,擔(dān)子，可能來自PIE*an,在上面，詞源同on.
英文詞源
- onus (n.)
- 1640s, from Latin onus "load, burden," figuratively "tax, expense; trouble, difficulty," from PIE *en-es- "burden" (source of Sanskrit anah "cart, wagon"). Hence legal Latin onus probandi (1722), literally "burden of proving."
雙語例句
- 1. The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws.
- 雇主有義務(wù)遵行健康安全法。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. The onus is on government departments to show cause why information cannot be disclosed.
- 政府部門有責(zé)任說明不能把信息公開的理由.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The onus is on the shopkeeper to provide goods which live up to the quality of their description.
- 店主有義務(wù)提供質(zhì)量與其描述相符的商品。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The onus of proof is reversed in libel actions and placed firmly on the defender.
- 在誹謗訴訟中，舉證責(zé)任反過來由辯方全權(quán)承擔(dān)。
來自辭典例句
- 5. The onus of proof lies with you.
- 你有責(zé)任提供證據(jù).
來自辭典例句
