settlement英 [ˈsetlmənt] 美 [ˈsɛtlmənt]n.解决； 结算； 金钱或财产的转让（契约）； 沉淀； 定居点和解；解决；清算；结算复数： settlements 双语例句1. The village is a settlement of just fifty houses. 这个村子里只住了50户人。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。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。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。5. Without their assent a political settlement cannot be reached. 没有他们的同意，不可能达成政治上的和解。
