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翻译 · 词源 · 例句- n. 责任，义务；负担
- n. (Onus)人名；(英)奥纳斯
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1. on + us => 责任和负担落到了我们身上。在我们身上有责任和义务。
2. onus => oner-.
2. onus => oner-.
中文词源
onus 责任，职责
来自拉丁语onus,责任，重担，来自PIE*en,担子，可能来自PIE*an,在上面，词源同on.
英文词源
- 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."
双语例句
- 1. The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws.
- 雇主有义务遵行健康安全法。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. The onus is on government departments to show cause why information cannot be disclosed.
- 政府部门有责任说明不能把信息公开的理由.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 5. The onus of proof lies with you.
- 你有责任提供证据.
来自辞典例句