onus

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈəʊnəs/    美 /ˈoʊnəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A legal obligation. countable,uncountable
    — The onus is on the landlord to make sure the walls are protected from mildew.
  2. Burden of proof, onus probandi. countable,uncountable
    — The argument is founded on a principle which is now acknowledged to be universal; and the onus of disproof must lie with those who may be bold enough to take up the position that a region exists where at last the Principle of Continuity fails.
  3. Stigma. countable,uncountable
    — Geraldine evades the onus of ambition by subordinating it to the service of her family, and escapes the onus of sexuality by bodily mutilation
  4. Blame. countable,uncountable
    — He'll always bear the onus of having caused the accident.
  5. Responsibility; burden. countable,uncountable
    — The onus is on those who disagree with my proposal to explain why.

词形变化

onuses plural onera plural oweness alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃enh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃énh₂os
Proto-Italic *onos
Latin onuslbor.
English onus
Learned borrowing from Latin onus (literally “burden”).
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