1620s, "act of fixing or steadying;" from settle (v.) + -ment. Meaning "a colony," especially a new one, "tract of country newly developed" is attested from 1690s; that of "small village on the frontier" is from 1827, American English. Sense of "payment of an account" is from 1729; legal sense "a settling of arrangements" (of divorce, property transfer, etc.) is from 1670s.
实用例句
1. The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.
这个村子里只住了50户人。来自柯林斯例句
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。来自柯林斯例句
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。来自柯林斯例句
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。来自柯林斯例句
5. Without their assent a political settlement cannot be reached.
