1620s, "act of fixing or steadying;" from settle (v.) + -ment. Meaning "a colony," especially a new one, "tract of country newly developed" is attested from 1690s; that of "small village on the frontier" is from 1827, American English. Sense of "payment of an account" is from 1729; legal sense "a settling of arrangements" (of divorce, property transfer, etc.) is from 1670s.
雙語例句
1. The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.
這個村子裏隻住了50戶人。
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2. There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before.
綜合性的社區具有比以前更加光明的前景。
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3. Officials have now been delegated to start work on a draft settlement.
現在已經委派官員著手起草解決方案。
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4. In court filings, they argued that the settlement was inadequate.
在法庭訟案中，他們提出和解費數額太少。
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5. Without their assent a political settlement cannot be reached.