in lieu of

基本解释

For me, it represents a potent adjunct to antidepressant medications and, for some patients, it’s something you can take in lieu of pills.
對於我，它是一個抗抑鬱劑曾用葯物的強有力的助手，對一些病人來說，它是能夠代替葯丸的東西。
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.
但東京的女孩們仍然堅持自己的樂趣，而這種樂趣在以拎紙質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，它被過多地用於麪曏對象的語言中來取代其他擁有更優秀特征的抽象。

"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，你們不可爲他收贖價“
耶魯公開課 - 舊約導論課程節選
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