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reach a settlement
常指争议或法律纠纷的解决。
They reached a settlement after months of negotiation.
经过数月谈判，他们达成了和解。
殖民地
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殖民地
a group of settlers living far from their original home, keeping ties with it; a colony
They reached a settlement after months of negotiation.
经过数月谈判，他们达成了和解。
注意：此义指“殖民地/定居社区”，不是“问题解决”或“账单结算”。
解决的行为。
The act of settling.
一群远离家乡但与祖国保持联系的人；居民仍是其祖国的国民,但不受祖国政府制度的直接管辖
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
被解决的状态。
The state of being settled.
比城镇小的社区
a community of people smaller than a town
The settlers built a small settlement next to the river.
定居者在河边建了一个小殖民地。
Many old settlements in this area have become modern towns.
这个地区许多旧殖民地已经变成了现代城镇。
When was this settlement founded?
这个殖民地是什么时候建立的？
常指争议或法律纠纷的解决。
They reached a settlement after months of negotiation.
经过数月谈判，他们达成了和解。
后接抽象名词，表示解决或清偿的对象。
The settlement of the debt took two years.
债务的清偿花了两年时间。
指一群人居住的地方，通常较小或偏远。
This region has a small settlement in the valley.
这个地区在山谷中有一个小型定居点。
Not this
We need to settlement this issue.
Use this
We need to settle this issue.
“Settlement” 是名词，不能用作动词；中文的“解决”可作动词，但英语中应用动词 “settle”。
Not this
He came up with a settlement to the problem.
Use this
He came up with a solution to the problem.
“Settlement” 通常指争端或债务的解决，而非一般问题的答案；表示“问题的解决办法”应用 “solution”。
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达成和解
The two parties finally reached a settlement after months of negotiation.
双方经过数月谈判终于达成了和解。
和平协议
The peace settlement brought an end to the long conflict.
和平协议结束了长期的冲突。
庭外和解
The company agreed to an out-of-court settlement to avoid a trial.
公司同意庭外和解以避免审判。
殖民定居点
The first colonial settlement was established in the 17th century.
第一个殖民定居点建于17世纪。
现金结算
The contract allows for cash settlement instead of physical delivery.
合同允许现金结算而非实物交割。
结算日期
The settlement date for the transaction is next Monday.
该交易的结算日期是下周一。
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Settle（安顿/解决）+ ment = 安顿下来的地方（定居点）或纠纷的解决（和解）。
中性词，多用于历史或地理语境，指一群人定居形成的社区或殖民地。在商业或法律语境中也可表示‘和解’或‘结算’，但本分析聚焦于‘定居点’这一义项。
All words share the -ment spelling ending, but only segment has the same stressed vowel (/ɛ/) as settlement; however, different consonant clusters prevent perfect rhyme. Comment is a useful lookalike pronounced /ˈkɒmɛnt/, ending in /ɛnt/ rather than /mənt/.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.