| 释义 |
settlement/ˈset(ə)lm(ə)nt/n. 1 the act or an instance of settling; the process of being settled 定居；安顿 2a the colonization of a region 殖民 b a place or area occupied by settlers 殖民地 c a small village 小村落；小居留地 3a a political or financial etc. agreement (政治或金融等的)协议 b an arrangement ending a dispute (纠纷的)和解 4a the terms on which property is given to a person (财产赠予的)条件 b a deed stating these (申明财产赠予条件的)契约 c the amount or property given (赠予的)数额，财产 d = MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT 5 the process of settling an account (账目的)偿清 6 subsidence of a wall, house, soil, etc. (墙、房子、土地等的)下陷 |