1. on + us => 責任和負擔落到了我們身上。在我們身上有責任和義務。
2. onus => oner-.
中文詞源
onus 責任，職責
來自拉丁語onus,責任，重擔，來自PIE*en,擔子，可能來自PIE*an,在上麵，詞源同on.
英文詞源
onus (n.)
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."
雙語例句
1. The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws.
雇主有義務遵行健康安全法。
來自《權威詞典》
2. The onus is on government departments to show cause why information cannot be disclosed.
政府部門有責任說明不能把信息公開的理由.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The onus is on the shopkeeper to provide goods which live up to the quality of their description.
店主有義務提供質量與其描述相符的商品。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The onus of proof is reversed in libel actions and placed firmly on the defender.