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;"the American colony in Paris"
a community of people smaller than a town
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies;"the British colonization of America"
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making;"they finally reached a settlement with the union" "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences" "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"
an area where a group of families live together
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
中英词源
settlement 安排，解决，处理wwW.wenTiYi.cOm
settle,安排，解决，处理，-ment,名词后缀。
settlement (n.)
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.
词态变化
复数 settlements;
权威造句
1. The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.
这个村子里只住了50户人。
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2. There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before.
综合性的社区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.
现在已经委派官员着手起草解决方案。
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4. In court filings, they argued that the settlement was inadequate.
在法庭讼案中，他们提出和解费数额太少。
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5. Without their assent a political settlement cannot be reached.
