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单词 lieu
释义

lieu

[ loo ]
/ lu /
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noun

place; stead.

Idioms for lieu

    in lieu of, in place of; instead of: He gave us an IOU in lieu of cash.

Origin of lieu

1250–1300; <Middle French <Latin locus place; replacing Middle English liue<Old French liu<Latin; see locus

Words nearby lieu

lierne, Liestal, lie through one's teeth, lie to, Lietuva, lieu, lie up, Lieut., Lieut. Col., Lieut. Comdr., lieutenancy
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British Dictionary definitions for lieu

lieu
/ (ljuː, luː) /

noun

stead; place (esp in the phrases in lieu, in lieu of)

Word Origin for lieu

C13: from Old French, ultimately from Latin locus place
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with lieu

lieu

see under instead of.

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