in lieu of

基本解釋

For me, it represents a potent adjunct to antidepressant medications and, for some patients, it’s something you can take in lieu of pills.
對(duì)于我，它是一個(gè)抗抑郁劑曾用藥物的強(qiáng)有力的助手，對(duì)一些病人來說，它是能夠代替藥丸的東西。
Still, the Tokyo Girl insists on having fun, and that has manifested itself in the trend of carrying paper shopping bags in lieu of backpacks and briefcases.
但東京的女孩們?nèi)匀粓?jiān)持自己的樂趣，而這種樂趣在以拎紙質(zhì)購物袋代替背包和手提袋的潮流中更加得到滿足。
Rather, I'm suggesting that it is overused in object-oriented languages in lieu of alternative abstractions that have better characteristics.
而是說，它被過多地用于面向?qū)ο蟮恼Z言中來取代其他擁有更優(yōu)秀特征的抽象。

"But in lieu of that we have relied on the reports of government doctors who are inside the zone treating people.
Nor may you accept ransom in lieu of flight to a city of refuge."
那逃到逃城的人，你們不可為他收贖價(jià)“
耶魯公開課 - 舊約導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選
With all that decision-making on their own, this is basically coming in lieu of that."

In fact, some banks have accepted the numbers in lieu of a Social Security number.
NPR: U.S. Tax Program for Illegal Immigrants Under Fire