Lieu might have a bit of a legalistic flavor to it but most people recognize that it means "instead of" or "in place of" -for example: "in lieu of paying me the money, she took me out to dinner."

lieu可能有一些守法的韵味，但是很多大部分人还是能认出它的意思是“instead of”或者是“inplace of ”——比如：“她没有还我钱，而是请我出去吃了晚餐。”(in lieu ofpayingmethe money, shetook me out to dinner .)。

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Lieu might have a bit of a legalistic flavor to it but most people recognize that it means "instead of" or "in place of" -for example: "in lieu of paying me the money, she took me out to dinner."

lieu可能有一些守法的韵味，但是很多大部分人还是能认出它的意思是“instead of”或者是“inplace of ”——比如：“她没有还我钱，而是请我出去吃了晚餐。”(in lieu ofpayingmethe money, shetook me out to dinner .)。

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