settlement學測 L2KK [ˈsɛtəlmənt] ｜ /ˈsɛtəlmənt/
聚落；殖民地·和解；協議
常出現在社會／歷史類閱讀測驗
The settlement by the river grew into a small town over time.
河邊的聚落隨著時間發展成一座小鎮。
一個畫面：放下行李安頓下來
安家落戶人們定居下來，蓋屋成聚落
塵埃落定紛爭結束，雙方達成協議
義項
河邊聚落C1noun聚落；殖民地
The family moved to a small settlement near the river and grew vegetables every year.
這家人搬到河邊一個小聚落，每年都種植蔬菜。
a small settlementa rural settlement
握手和解C1noun和解；協議
After the two neighbors argued for weeks, they finally reached a settlement about the fence.
那兩位鄰居為了圍籬爭吵了好幾週，最後達成了和解。
reach a settlementa peaceful settlement
片語
reach a settlement握手言和 →達成和解或協議
a human settlement人類聚落 →人類聚居的地方
an early settlement早期聚落 →很早以前建立的聚落
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The two sides finally reached a ___ after long talks. (settlement / settle)
看答案
settlement
settlement 是名詞，settle 是動詞，此處需要名詞。
'The two neighbors reached a settlement about the fence.' 這裡的 settlement 意思是？(A) 聚落 (B) 和解
看答案
(B)
此句描述爭執後達成協議，對應「和解」義項。
字族
settle 安頓；解決（動詞）