settlement
翻译
和解, 定居点, 协议, 结算
例句
They reached a settlement in the dispute.
他们在争端中达成了和解。
This was one of the first English settlements.
这是最早的英国人定居点之一。
The settlement of the bill is due tomorrow.
账单的结算明天到期。
语法模式
((reach a)) settlement 达成和解 The lawyers reached a settlement.
((an early)) settlement 早期定居点 It was an early Roman settlement.
settlement ((of sth.)) （某物）的结算 We require settlement of this invoice.
近义词
同义词: agreement, resolution, colony
词源
由动词“settle”加上构成名词的后缀“-ment”组成。“Settle”意为“解决”或“定居”。
记忆技巧
后缀“-ment”通常表示动作的结果。“settlement”就是“settle”（解决）债务、争端或“settle”（定居）新土地的结果。