onus

英 ['əʊnəs] 美 ['oʊnəs]

• n. 负担；义务；耻辱

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. <正式>责任
2. 义务
3. 负担
4. 过失
5. 污名
6. 职责
7. 重担
8. 耻辱
9. 负荷
10. 责备
11. 奥纳斯（音译名）

英英释义

Noun:

1. an onerous or difficult concern;

   "the burden of responsibility"
   "that's a load off my mind"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The demographic bonus became a demographic onus.
   人口统计上的奖励变成了负担。
2. Never has technology or our relationship to it had such an onus.
   技术以及我们与技术的关系从来不像现在这样成了一项重担。
3. The onus of proof lies with you.
   你有责任提供证据。
4. The onus is on you to complete this report.
   完成这篇报告的责任落在你身上了。
5. I'm afraid the onus is upon you to provide me with a satisfactory television set.
   恐怕你有责任提供给我一台令人满意的电视机。

经典引文

• My father fell seriously ill..so the onus of responsibility became mine.

  出自： R. Frame

• The onus should be on the card issuer to prove that the customer was at fault.

  出自：Which?

词汇搭配

• onus probandi <拉>[律]举证责任...

近反义词

【近义词】

• responsibility 责任
• grief 悲痛
• weight 重量
• burden 负担
• obligation 义务
• duty 义务
• encumbrance 妨碍物
• incumbrance 阻碍物
• load 负荷