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单词 the onus
释义
the onus
noun[S]
formal
uk
/ˈəʊ.nəs/us
/ˈoʊ.nəs/
theresponsibilityordutyto do something:
责任；义务
[+ to infinitive]Theonusisonthelandlordtoensurethat thepropertyishabitable.房东有责任保证房子适宜居住。
We aretryingtoshifttheonusforpassengersafetyonto thegovernment.我们正在试图把保证旅客安全的责任交给政府。
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(Definition ofthe onusfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

onus| American Dictionary

onus
noun[U]
us
/ˈoʊ·nəs/
theresponsibilityordutyto do something:
The onus is on theadministrationto come up with abalancedbudget.
(Definition ofonusfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofthe onus

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In essence, the new welfare puts theonusof responsibility on recipients rather than government and substitutes an 'obligation' for an 'entitlement' form of provision.
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We accept, therefore, that we face anonusof proof in defending our definition - anonusthat we cannot fully meet in this article.
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The examples suggest that theonusis on the recipient, who somehow satisfies the expectations created by the tellers.
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Thus, theonusis on researchers to provide evidence that learners' mental states and processes coincide with treatment.
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There is anonuson staff, such as junior hospital doctors, to make use of resources to effect an early discharge.
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Theonusof providing interpreters remains with the users themselves, and interpreting is done mainly by children, grandchildren and other family members.
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Theonusis on the researcher to ensure that anonymity is maintained.
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Evidently, theonusof capturing the spatial feature of the pollutant falls on the design of the permit market.
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Thus, only married people may buy contraceptives but theonusof proof is not on the vendor.
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This puts theonuson critics to prove any case to the contrary with comparable evidence.
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The results for words like hiatus, impetus,onuswere rather indeterminate, with the options rating in the 45-55% range.
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Rather, it is redistributed: the listener shoulders part of it, relieving the speaker of theonus.
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In any event, theonuswould surely lie with the advocates of restriction of liberty to demonstrate that, overall, autonomy had been enhanced.
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Therefore, theonusof proof was with the government.
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Theonusis clearly on those who want a ban, however, to provide convincing justification for such a policy.
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