lieu /ˈlu/
處所,場所
Lieu n. Place; room; stead; -- used only in the phrase in lieu of, that is, instead of.
The plan of extortion had been adopted in lieu of the scheme of confiscation. --Burke.
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lieu
n : the function or position properly or customarily occupied or
served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his
place"; "in lieu of" [syn: stead, position, place]