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settlement - 基础词汇详解 (共2个含义)

settlement 🔊

/ˈsetlmənt/

An official agreement that ends a disagreement or a lawsuit, where both sides agree on certain terms.

A close-up of two hands shaking in agreement, with a signed legal document lying on a wooden table between them. One hand is in a business suit sleeve, the other in a casual shirt sleeve, showing a formal agreement between different parties. Soft, natural office lighting, focus on the handshake and document. No text.

和解协议 🔊

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hé jiě xié yì

名词

指（通过法律或谈判）正式达成的协议,用来结束一场争论、纠纷或法律案件,双方都同意某些条件。

📁 分类：Laws & Regulations 🔖 等级：中级

📘 详细信息

📖 词根拆解

词根是 `settle` (动词:安顿、解决) + `-ment` (名词后缀,表示动作的结果或状态)。所以 `settlement` 就是‘安顿下来的结果’或‘解决了某事的最终结果’。

💡 联想技巧

谐音‘塞头儿闷头’。想象两个吵架的老板(塞头儿)谁也不理谁,终于闷头坐下来签了个协议,问题解决了！**set（设置）+ tle（谐音“妥了”）+ ment（名词后缀）→ 设置妥当的解决方案。**

📖 例句

After months of negotiation, the two companies reached a settlement out of court to avoid a lengthy legal battle. 🔊 经过数月的谈判,两家公司在庭外达成了和解协议,以避免漫长的法律诉讼。

🔗 固定搭配

reach a settlement – 达成和解

out-of-court settlement – 庭外和解

financial settlement – 财务和解（如离婚财产分割）

🔄 同义词

agreement (n.) – 协议,约定（范围更广,可以是任何正式或非正式的约定）

resolution (n.) – 解决,决议（强调解决问题这个动作或最终决定）

🚫 反义词

dispute (n.) – 争端,纠纷（指尚未解决的问题）

conflict (n.) – 冲突,矛盾（比dispute程度更深）

🌱 派生词

settle (v.) – 解决；定居

📖 文化故事

想象一下,两大家族为了山谷里的土地和泉水争吵了几十年。突然有一天,他们同时派出了使者,在古老的橡树下,放下武器,拿出了一张羊皮纸……他们要在上面写下什么呢？

settlement 🔊

/ˈsetlmənt/

A small community or village where people have built homes and started to live and work, often new or from history.

An aerial view of a small, newly established village with a few dozen simple houses, dirt roads, and small vegetable gardens, surrounded by green fields or a forest edge. Bright daylight, showing a clear community layout. No text or modern city structures.

定居点 🔊

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dìng jū diǎn

名词

指人们在一个地方建造房屋、开始生活和工作而形成的小型社区或村落,通常指比较新的或历史上的。

📁 分类：Buildings & Places 🔖 等级：中级

📘 详细信息

📖 例句

Archaeologists discovered the remains of an ancient settlement near the river, dating back over 3,000 years. 🔊 考古学家在河边发现了一个古代定居点的遗迹,其历史可以追溯到三千多年前。

🔗 固定搭配

human settlement – 人类定居点

rural settlement – 乡村定居点

new settlement – 新定居点

🔄 同义词

colony (n.) – 殖民地（特指由移民建立并受母国控制的定居点）

village (n.) – 村庄（通常规模较小,已稳定存在的社区）

🚫 反义词

🌱 派生词

settler (n.) – 定居者；殖民者