Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1600
settlement
殖民地
核心释义
注意:此义指“殖民地/定居社区”,不是“问题解决”或“账单结算”。
a group of settlers living far from their original home, keeping ties with it; a colony
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解决的行为。
The act of settling.
- 2.
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
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被解决的状态。
The state of being settled.
- 4.
比城镇小的社区
a community of people smaller than a town
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新建立的殖民地;新定居的地方或地区。
A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
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对某事的最终解决和处理
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
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共同生活的人群,如小村庄、村庄、城镇或城市;有人居住的地方。
A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.
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古代人们曾经共同生活的地方;古代简单的村庄。
A site where people used to live together in ancient times; an ancient simple kind of village.
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建筑物的逐渐下沉。由沉降引起的断裂或错位。
The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
- 10.
卖方交付货物并由买方支付的过程,依据事先约定的交易或合同进行。
The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.
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财产的处置或授予行为。
A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
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固定的居住地;住所;因合法居住而产生的权利。
A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
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争端的解决。
A resolution of a dispute.
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通过双方协议解决争端而不诉诸法律程序,也称庭外和解。
A mutual agreement to end a dispute without resorting to legal proceedings, also known as an out-of-court settlement or settling out of court.
解决的行为。;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;被解决的状态。;比城镇小的社区;新建立的殖民地;新定居的地方或地区。
用法In use
The settlers built a small settlement next to the river.
用法提示:settlement 是名词,指移民建立的殖民地。
Many old settlements in this area have become modern towns.
用法提示:settlements 是 settlement 的复数形式,仍表示殖民地。
When was this settlement founded?
用法提示:settlement 作名词,在问句中指一个具体的殖民地。
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。
a settlement of [dispute/debt]
后接抽象名词,表示解决或清偿的对象。
The settlement of the debt took two years.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- reach a settlement
- 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。
- peace settlement
- 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。
- out-of-court settlement
- 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。
- colonial settlement
- 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。
- cash settlement
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Settle(安顿/解决)+ ment = 安顿下来的地方(定居点)或纠纷的解决(和解)。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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