settlement

settlement

英 ['set(ə)lm(ə)nt]
　　美 ['sɛtlmənt]

n. 解決，處理；[會計] 結算；沉降；殖民

中文詞源：

settlement 安排，解決，處理

settle,安排，解決，處理，-ment,名詞後綴。

例句：

1. The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.
這個村子裡隻住瞭50戶人。

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。

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。

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。

5. Without their assent a political settlement cannot be reached.
沒有他們的同意，不可能達成政治上的和解。