instead of

短语
B1 大学

代替

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其它

别名

in stead of i/o in the stead of

教材释义与例句

介词

代替；作为…的替换

介词

而不是；替代；取代

释义与例句

prep. B1
  1. 1.

    In lieu of; in place of; rather than.

    反而

    而是

    而系

    He walked to school instead of taking the car.

    I wish I were rich instead of poor.

    The baby put the food on his face instead of in his mouth.

词源

From Middle English in stede of, in stude of (“instead of”, literally “in stead of, in place of”), equivalent to in + stead + of (cf. in one's stead). Cognate with Saterland Frisian insteede, ansteede (“instead of”), West Frisian ynstee (“instead of”), Dutch instede (“instead of”), German anstatt (von) (“instead of”), Danish i stedet (“instead of”).

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