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
onuses — plural of onus
法律义务。;举证责任,举证责任。;污名。;责备。;责任;负担。
an onerous or difficult concern
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.
责任;负担。
Responsibility; burden.
The onus is on the government to provide affordable housing.
政府有责任提供负担得起的住房。
用法提示:onus 作为名词,表示责任,由 on 引出责任主体。
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。
用法提示:onus 作为名词,表示负担或责任,常与 place/put the onus on 搭配。
The company bears the onus of ensuring product safety.
公司承担确保产品安全的责任。
用法提示:onus 作为名词,表示义务,与 bear 搭配,强调承担。
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。
responsibility 是最通用词,可直接替换 onus,但语气较中性;onus 更正式,且带有一种沉甸甸的、需要承担的意味。
burden 更强调给人压力的重负,常用于具体或抽象的重担;onus 则侧重道义上或法律上必须承担的责任。
obligation 突出法律、道德或合约上的强制义务;onus 更强调实际被赋予的担子,而非单纯应尽的义务。
duty 强调出于职位或伦理本分的责任;onus 则更像必须扛起的重担,常含负担感。
grammar · medium
易错句子The onus is yours to finish the project.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子It is onus on us to act now.
正确表达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'。
此处 onus 指必须承担的责任或负担。exemption 指被正式免除义务,是其典型反义词。
此处 onus 指责任或义务。immunity 指免于承担法律或道义责任,与 onus 相对。
onus侧重必须承担的责任或义务,而burden多指沉重、令人压抑的负担。
onus强调特定情形下的责任,常与on连用;responsibility指一般性的职责。
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。
常与onus搭配为onus of proof(举证责任),指需要证明某事。
承担onus的一方通常需要提供evidence。
onus常见于诉讼及法律语境中。
在民事诉讼中,原告通常承担onus of proof。
对于某些抗辩事由,被告也可能承担onus。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.