noun

settlement

翻译

协议, 定居点, 解决, 结算

They reached a settlement in the dispute.

他们在争端中达成了协议。

This was the site of an ancient settlement.

这是一个古代定居点的遗址。

The settlement of the bill is due tomorrow.

账单的结算明天到期。

((a settlement)) ((of sth.)) （某事的）协议，解决 They reached a settlement of the dispute.

((a settlement)) ((between sb.)) （某人之间的）协议 They hope to reach a settlement between the two countries.

同义词: agreement (协议), resolution (解决), colony (定居点)

源自动词“settle”（解决、定居）加上名词后缀“-ment”。

想象一下“settle”一个问题（解决），在一个新地方“settle down”（定居），或者“settle”一笔债务（结算）。这个名词指的就是这些行动的结果。