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the onus is on sb to do sth
The onus is on the government to address the issue.
责任在于政府来解决这个问题。
负担，责任，义务
onera — plural of onus
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
负担，责任，义务
an onerous or difficult concern
The onus is on the government to address the issue.
责任在于政府来解决这个问题。
常用于 the onus is on sb to do sth 结构
法律义务。
A legal obligation.
举证责任,举证责任。
Burden of proof, onus probandi.
污名。
Stigma.
责备。
Blame.
The onus is on the government to provide affordable housing.
政府有责任提供负担得起的住房。
She placed the onus of cleaning the kitchen on her roommate.
她把打扫厨房的责任推给了她的室友。
The company bears the onus of ensuring product safety.
公司承担确保产品安全的责任。
The onus is on the government to address the issue.
责任在于政府来解决这个问题。
She felt the onus of organizing the entire event.
她感到组织整个活动的重担。
The onus falls on the team to finish the project on time.
责任落在团队身上，要按时完成项目。
Not this
The onus is yours to finish the project.
Use this
The onus is on you to finish the project.
中文说'责任是你的'，但英语中固定搭配是'the onus is on someone'，介词用'on'而非所有格。
Not this
It is onus on us to act now.
Use this
The onus is on us to act now.
'onus'是可数名词，在固定短语'the onus is on someone'中需加定冠词'the'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
责任在某人身上
The onus is on the prosecution to prove guilt.
举证责任在控方。
举证责任
In a criminal trial, the onus of proof lies with the prosecution.
在刑事审判中，举证责任在于控方。
把责任放在某人身上
The new policy places the onus on individual employees to report errors.
新政策将报告错误的责任放在每个员工身上。
转移责任
The company tried to shift the onus onto its customers.
该公司试图把责任转嫁给顾客。
承担责任
Parents bear the onus of teaching children responsibility.
父母承担着教导孩子责任的重任。
责任落在某人身上
When a team fails, the onus falls on the manager.
当团队失败时，责任落在经理身上。
责任在于某人
The onus is on the government to ensure public safety.
确保公共安全的责任在于政府。
把责任推给某人
Don't place the onus for your mistakes on your colleagues.
不要把你错误的责任推给同事。
转移责任
He tried to shift the onus onto his teammates.
他试图把责任推给队友。
Use onera naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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onus 音似 own us，想象责任是自己的（own），要自己扛起的负担。
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、formal speeches、business writing onus 比较正式，多用于法律、商务或正式讨论中，表示“责任、负担”。日常口语中通常用 responsibility 或 burden 替代。
真正与 onus /ˈəunəs/ 押韵的常用词有 bonus /ˈbəunəs/ 和 tonus /ˈtəunəs/，重音都在第一音节。注意拼写相似的 census /ˈsensəs/、Venus /ˈviːnəs/、sinus /ˈsaɪnəs/ 读音并不相同，不要混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.