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settlement

ˈsɛtlmənt

核心义 AI

解决；定居点；结算

释义 AI

n.
  1. 1解决，协议
    an official agreement that ends an argument or a legal case
    The two sides reached a settlement after months of negotiation.
    经过数月谈判，双方达成了和解协议。
  2. 2定居点，殖民地
    a place where people have come to live, especially in a new area
    The first European settlement in America was established in the 16th century.
    欧洲人在美洲的第一个定居点建立于16世纪。
  3. 3结算，清偿
    the act of paying back money that is owed
    Please make the settlement of your account by the end of the month.
    请在月底前结清你的账户。
  4. 4沉降，下陷
    the process of slowly sinking into the ground
    The building has cracks due to the settlement of the soil.
    由于土壤沉降，建筑物出现了裂缝。

例句 AI

They finally reached a settlement in the dispute.
他们最终在争端中达成了和解。基础
The settlement of the debt took several months.
债务的清偿花了几个月时间。自然
The early settlers built a small settlement near the river.
早期定居者在河边建立了一个小定居点。自然
The lawyer advised her client to accept the settlement offer.
律师建议她的当事人接受和解提议。场景

搭配 AI

reach a settlement达成和解
negotiate a settlement协商解决
a peace settlement和平协议
a settlement agreement和解协议
settlement of a dispute争端的解决
a human settlement人类定居点
settlement date结算日

短语与习语 AI

in settlement of用于清偿（债务）
out-of-court settlement庭外和解

句型 AI

reach a settlement with sb
与某人达成和解
The company reached a settlement with the workers.
公司与工人们达成了和解。

语域与场景 AI

中性偏正式，常见于法律、商业、历史等语境。口语中表示“解决”更常用 resolution 或 agreement。英美用法无显著差异。

近义词辨析 AI

agreement更泛指双方达成的共识，不一定是正式法律文件
resolution强调问题的解决，常用于正式场合
colony特指由母国控制的定居地，带政治色彩
payment指支付行为，不强调债务的最终了结

反义词 AI

dispute和解的反面是争议、纠纷
disagreement与“达成一致”相对

易混词 AI

settler定居者，指人；settlement 指地点或行为
setback挫折，与 settlement 拼写相近但意义完全不同

常见错误 AI

✕ They made a settlement to the problem.
✓ They reached a settlement on the problem.
表示“达成和解”常用 reach a settlement，介词用 on 或 over。

词形变化

settlements复数

词族 AI

settlev.解决；定居；结算
settledadj.稳定的；已解决的
settlern.定居者；殖民者
unsettledadj.未解决的；不稳定的

同根词 AI

seatn.座位；所在地
saddlen.马鞍

助记 AI

settle（安顿）+ -ment（名词后缀）→ 安顿下来的结果：解决、定居点。

词源与构词 AI

settle安顿，解决+-ment名词后缀，表示行为或结果

来自古英语 setl「座位」，引申为“使坐下、安顿”，后加后缀 -ment 表示行为或结果。

词频与标签

当代语料词频第 2,167 位常用
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词频排名越小越常用；柯林斯 5 星最常用。数据来自 ECDICT 词典，短语没有词频排名。

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