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settle

“Settle” 是一个英语词语,主要有几个意思:

  1. 解决,排解(如争端、争论等)
  2. 定居,安家
  3. 安排,把…放在适当的位置
  4. 支付(账单等)

例句参考:

  1. Let’s settle this dispute once and for all. (我们一劳永逸地解决这个争端吧。)
  2. After extensive travel, they decided to settle in Spain. (长期旅行后,他们决定在西班牙定居。)
  3. Please settle yourself in and make yourself at home. (请安顿好自己,就像在自己家一样。)
  4. We need to settle the bill before we leave the restaurant. (我们需要在离开餐厅前结账。)

Settle 的词根是 “settle”,主要含义是“安定,落定”。

其他由此词根衍生出的单词包括:“unsettled”(未解决的、不安定的), “settlement”(和解、安居点)。

Settle 主要由词根 “settle” 构成,没有明显的词缀。

这个单词源自古英语的 “sǣtlan”,原意为安置、放置。其后发展出来的意义,如定居、解决等,与其原意有较强的关联。

名词形式:settlement(和解、安居点) 形容词形式:settled(确定的,决定的)

你可以将 “settle” 联想到人们在探索未知领域后最终“定居”(settle)在一个地方,从而更好地记住这个单词。

Once upon a time, there was a tribe that loved exploring. After years of adventures, they decided to settle near a beautiful river. There they had everything they need: water, food, and peace. They lived happily ever after. (曾经有一个喜欢探索的部落。经过多年的冒险后,他们决定在一条美丽的河边定居。在那里,他们拥有所需的一切:水、食物和平静。他们从此过上了幸福的生活。)