lieu
noun /luː/
/luː/
词源Middle English: via French from Latin locus ‘place’.
(formal)Idioms Idioms
in lieu (of something)
- instead of
替代 - They took cash in lieu of the prize they had won.
他们没有领奖品而是领了现金。 - We work on Saturdays and have a day off in lieu during the week.
我们每周星期六上班，用其他的日子补休一天。
- They took cash in lieu of the prize they had won.