settlement
US /ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
UK /ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
1.
解決方案, 和解
an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict
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The two parties reached a peaceful settlement after long negotiations.
經過長時間的談判，雙方達成了和平解決方案。
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The court ordered a financial settlement for the victim.
法院判決受害者獲得經濟賠償。
2.
定居點, 殖民地
a place, typically one which has previously been uninhabited, where people establish a community
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The early pioneers established a small settlement near the river.
早期拓荒者在河邊建立了一個小定居點。
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Archaeologists discovered an ancient Roman settlement.
考古學家發現了一個古羅馬定居點。
3.
定居, 殖民
the action of people making their permanent home in a place
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The settlement of the West was a major historical event.
西部的定居是一個重要的歷史事件。
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The government encouraged the settlement of new territories.
政府鼓勵新領土的定居。