settlement是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 an official agreement that finishes an argument -- （結束爭端的）協定

  • It now seems unlikely that it will be possible to negotiate/reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict. 現在看來和平解決這一衝突是不可能的。

  • As part of their divorce settlement, Jeff agreed to let Polly keep the house. 作爲離婚協議的一部分，傑夫同意房子歸波莉所有。

  • They reached an out-of-court settlement. 他們達成了庭外和解。

  • The actor accepted a settlement of $100,000 from the magazine. 這名演員接受了雜誌10萬美元的庭外和解費。

• 1 a place where people come to live or the process of settling in such a place -- 定居；定居地

  • A large Roman settlement has been discovered just outside the French town. 在這座法國城市郊外發現了一處大型古羅馬人定居點。

  • Many Native Americans were killed during the settlement of the American West by Europeans in the 19th century. 許多美洲印第安人在19世紀歐洲人在美國西部開拓殖民地的過程中被殺害。

• 2 the action of paying money to someone -- 結算；結帳；支付

  • The settlement of his debts took him several months. 他花了幾個月時間才還清了債務。

  • I enclose a cheque in settlement of your claim. 我附上一張支票支付你的索賠。

  • UK Her mother made a settlement on her (= made a formal arrangement to give her money) when she started college. 她開始讀大學時，她母親贈與了她一筆錢。

• 3 the process of the slow sinking of a building or the ground -- （建築物、地面的）沈降，下沈