英语词汇“onus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINonus

Origin:

1600-1700 Latin ‘load’

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

By contrast the bottom up approach puts the onus on the employee to do a self appraisal and then discuss it.
Inevitably the onus rests on the buyers and users to specify the products needed.
It prefers to publish Charters laying the onus for provision of services on others.
Maybe this takes the onus off what goodness is.
The onus is now on Untaet and the World Bank to prove their worth.
The onus will be on the accused to prove that they did not abuse or discriminate.
The deputy judge concluded that the onus of establishing testamentary competence had not been discharged.
Whenever this happens, the onus is on you to control the call and steer the conversation to a successful conclusion.

Longman Language Activatorwhen it is someone's job or duty to do something► be responsible for/have responsibility for

if you are responsible for or have responsibility for doing something, it is your job or your moral or legal duty to do it: · The CEO is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the company.· Why is it in our society that women are primarily responsible for raising children?· The Navy has responsibility for the defense of the island.· The health minister has overall responsibility for Britain's hospitals.

► be up to

if something is up to you, you are the person who is supposed to do it: · She's done her part of the job. The rest is up to Phillip.it is up to somebody to do something: · It is up to the teacher to keep the class quiet and working hard.

► be in charge of

to be the person who controls something and is responsible for it: · Who's in charge of the club's finances?· The UN officer is in charge of coordinating all refugee programs in the region.· The agency in charge of enforcing Mexico's gun laws declined requests for an interview.

► take care of

/look after British to be responsible for a particular part or area of an organization, process, system etc: · My assistant takes care of all the travel arrangements - you'll have to ask him.· Sally looks after the accounts, and I'm in charge of the building itself.

► the onus is on somebody

if the onus is on someone to do something important or to make sure that something important is done, it is their responsibility to do it, without waiting to be helped or told to do it: · The onus of restarting the economy is on the government.the onus is on sb to do something: · The onus is on the taxpayer to make sure they pay enough tax.· At university the onus is on you to work hard - no one is going to force you.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the burden/onus of proof

law (=the need to prove that you are right in a legal case)· The burden of proof is on the prosecution.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► place

· That Act also places the onus on the knife carrier to show that he had good reason for possessing it in public.· Having thus cleverly disarmed his remarks, he effectively placed the onus for taking them to heart squarely on Robby.

► put

· The law puts the onus on the lender to carry out necessary checks.· By contrast the bottom up approach puts the onus on the employee to do a self appraisal and then discuss it.· Each of these assumptions is so questionable as to put the onus of proof very heavily on the trade unions.· In the second place to put the onus of preventing censorship in libraries on individual librarians is unreasonable and unrealistic.· This would put a greater onus on the forest to provide more income.· It does, however, put the onus of proof, case by case, on those who would nationalise industry.

单词	onus
释义	onuso‧nus /ˈəʊnəs $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [singular] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINonus Origin: 1600-1700 Latin ‘load’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS By contrast the bottom up approach puts the onus on the employee to do a self appraisal and then discuss it. Inevitably the onus rests on the buyers and users to specify the products needed. It prefers to publish Charters laying the onus for provision of services on others. Maybe this takes the onus off what goodness is. The onus is now on Untaet and the World Bank to prove their worth. The onus will be on the accused to prove that they did not abuse or discriminate. The deputy judge concluded that the onus of establishing testamentary competence had not been discharged. Whenever this happens, the onus is on you to control the call and steer the conversation to a successful conclusion. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen it is someone's job or duty to do something► be responsible for/have responsibility for if you are responsible for or have responsibility for doing something, it is your job or your moral or legal duty to do it: · The CEO is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the company.· Why is it in our society that women are primarily responsible for raising children?· The Navy has responsibility for the defense of the island.· The health minister has overall responsibility for Britain's hospitals. ► be up to if something is up to you, you are the person who is supposed to do it: · She's done her part of the job. The rest is up to Phillip.it is up to somebody to do something: · It is up to the teacher to keep the class quiet and working hard. ► be in charge of to be the person who controls something and is responsible for it: · Who's in charge of the club's finances?· The UN officer is in charge of coordinating all refugee programs in the region.· The agency in charge of enforcing Mexico's gun laws declined requests for an interview. ► take care of /look after British to be responsible for a particular part or area of an organization, process, system etc: · My assistant takes care of all the travel arrangements - you'll have to ask him.· Sally looks after the accounts, and I'm in charge of the building itself. ► the onus is on somebody if the onus is on someone to do something important or to make sure that something important is done, it is their responsibility to do it, without waiting to be helped or told to do it: · The onus of restarting the economy is on the government.the onus is on sb to do something: · The onus is on the taxpayer to make sure they pay enough tax.· At university the onus is on you to work hard - no one is going to force you. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the burden/onus of proof law (=the need to prove that you are right in a legal case)· The burden of proof is on the prosecution. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► place · That Act also places the onus on the knife carrier to show that he had good reason for possessing it in public.· Having thus cleverly disarmed his remarks, he effectively placed the onus for taking them to heart squarely on Robby. ► put · The law puts the onus on the lender to carry out necessary checks.· By contrast the bottom up approach puts the onus on the employee to do a self appraisal and then discuss it.· Each of these assumptions is so questionable as to put the onus of proof very heavily on the trade unions.· In the second place to put the onus of preventing censorship in libraries on individual librarians is unreasonable and unrealistic.· This would put a greater onus on the forest to provide more income.· It does, however, put the onus of proof, case by case, on those who would nationalise industry. the responsibility for somethingthe onus is on somebody to do something The onus is on the prosecution to provide proof of guilt.
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