n. 地方,地点;名次;地位,职位;寓所
v. 放置;安排,任命;投(资)
来源于希腊语plateia hodos(宽路)中的platus(宽阔的)。
词组/短语:
in place 在适当位置
out of place 不得其所的,不适当的
in place of 代替
take the place of 代替
同源词:
plain, plate
例:
I like to have everything in place. 我喜欢样样事都适得其所。
Her dress was out of place at the ceremony. 她的服装不适合在典礼上穿。
Nothing could take the place of the family he had lost. 没有什么能够代替他失去的家庭。