set·tle·ment/`sɛtḷmənt; ˈsetlmənt/ n [C] 1 an official agreement that ends an argument or fighting 〔争端或冲突的〕解决，和解: efforts to find a political settlement to the conflict 寻找政治途径解决冲突的努力 2 a place where a group of people live 村落，定居点: a Stone Age settlement 石器时代的一个村落