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."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws.
雇主有義務(wù)遵行健康安全法。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The onus is on government departments to show cause why information cannot be disclosed.
政府部門(mén)有責(zé)任說(shuō)明不能把信息公開(kāi)的理由.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. The onus is on the shopkeeper to provide goods which live up to the quality of their description.
店主有義務(wù)提供質(zhì)量與其描述相符的商品。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The onus of proof is reversed in libel actions and placed firmly on the defender.