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
settlements — plural of settlement
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。
a group of settlers living far from their original home, keeping ties with it; a colony
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
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.
对某事的最终解决和处理
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
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.
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.
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.
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.
财产的处置或授予行为。
A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
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.
争端的解决。
A resolution of a dispute.
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.
The settlers built a small settlement next to the river.
定居者在河边建了一个小殖民地。
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.
这个地区许多旧殖民地已经变成了现代城镇。
用法提示：settlements 是 settlement 的复数形式，仍表示殖民地。
When was this settlement founded?
这个殖民地是什么时候建立的？
用法提示：settlement 作名词，在问句中指一个具体的殖民地。
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。
常指由移民建立、与母国保持联系的定居点，而settlement可泛指任何新开辟的居住地
强调偏远或具有军事/防御功能的定居点，规模较小
含义广泛，可指任何群体居住的社区，未必是新建立的
指规模较小的固定居住区，而settlement可指更小或临时性的聚居地
特指非常小、通常无教堂等设施的村落，比village还小
grammar · medium
易错句子We need to settlement this issue.
正确表达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”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He came up with a settlement to the problem.
正确表达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”。
与“和解”义项相对，指未解决的争执或对抗
与“定居点”义项相对，指无人居住的未开发区域
Colony通常指受母国政治控制的领土，而settlement可以指较小的、较自治的社区或定居行为。
Settler指人，而settlement指地或行为。
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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与定居点概念相关，指一群人在新土地上建立的家园
解决争端或达成协议的过程，常导致和解
在调解或法律和解中给予的补偿
最早在新区定居的人
正式协议，常涉及领土或争端解决
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