Settlement
[ 's?tlm?nt ]
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n. 解決;結算;<律>金錢或財產的轉讓（契約）;沉淀;定居點;
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settle 解決，安居+ ment 表示行為、行為的過程或結果 → n.解決；殖民，殖民地
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As a result, the Geneva settlement on Laos never went into effect.
結果，日內瓦會議關于老撾問題的解決辦法始終沒有真正生效。
Jews were forbidden to live beyond the "pale of settlement".
猶太人被禁止住在“定居區”外。
The British Empire had many settlements.
大英帝國有許多殖民地
Before settlement there was exertion, anxiety and need in human life.
在定居之前，人類的生活充滿著勞累、焦慮和貧困。
the settlement of an account
結帳
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【記】settle-移民,ment-諧音“門徒”:門徒移民到一個新住宅區
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-sid-表示“坐下”
常見變體有-sit-、-sess-、-sed-
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settlement
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(a) [U] settling or being settled 解決; 處理; 決定; 和解
the settlement of a debt, dispute, claim 債務的償還、 爭端的解決、 索賠的清償.
(b) [C] agreement, etc that settles sth 解決某事物之協議等
a lasting settlement of the troubles 一勞永逸的解決糾紛的辦法
The strikers have reached a settlement with the employers. 罷工的人已同雇主達成協議.
2 [C] (law 律) (document stating the) terms on which money or property is given to sb; money or property given in this way 金錢或財產的轉讓（契約）; 轉讓的金錢或財產
a `marriage settlement, ie one made by a spouse in favour of his/her spouse when they get married 婚姻財產協議（結婚時一方向配偶轉讓財產的協議）.
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(a) [U] process of settling in a colony 殖民（過程）
the gradual settlement of the American West 向美國西部逐漸伸展的殖民過程.
(b) [C] place where colonists have settled 殖民地
Dutch and English settlements in North America 荷蘭人和英國人在北美的殖民地
penal settlements in Australia 澳大利亞流放地.
4 (idm 習語) in settlement (of sth) as payment (for sth) 對（債務等的）清償
I enclose a cheque in settlement of your account. 茲附支票一張以結清貴處帳目.
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settle(解決)+ment(名綴): 調解- 定居點
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*['setlm?nt]n. 安頓, 解決, 處理, 結算, 殖民, 殖民地, 沉降【醫】 居住區; 沉渣【經】 收盤價, 清算, 支付, 收盤
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Hello. You must be Dr Yang. How do you do? My name's David Lee.
嗨。你一定是楊博士吧。您好！我是大衛·李。
But some people don't want good farmland to be built on.
但有些人不愿意把好的農田用來建造廠房。
Yes, good idea.
好主意呀。