settlement英 [ˈsetlmənt] 美 [ˈsɛtlmənt]n.解決； 結算； 金錢或財產的轉讓（契約）； 沉澱； 定居點和解；解決；清算；結算複數： settlements 雙語例句1. The village is a settlement of just fifty houses. 這個村子裡只住了50戶人。2. There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before. 綜合性的社群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。