stead
noun/sted/
/sted/
Word OriginOld English stede ‘place’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stad ‘town’, German Statt ‘place’, Stadt ‘town’, from an Indo-European root shared by the verb stand.
Idioms Idioms
in somebody’s/something’s stead
- (formal) instead of somebody/something
而不是 - Foxton was dismissed and John Smith was appointed in his stead.
福克斯顿被解职，受命接替他的是约翰·史密斯。
- Foxton was dismissed and John Smith was appointed in his stead.
stand somebody in good stead
- to be useful or helpful to somebody when needed
（需要时）对某人有用，对某人有利 - Your languages will stand you in good stead when it comes to finding a job.
你懂得几种语言，找工作时就会显出优势。
- Your languages will stand you in good stead when it comes to finding a job.