settle
“Settle” 是一个英语词语,主要有几个意思:
- 解决,排解(如争端、争论等)
- 定居,安家
- 安排,把…放在适当的位置
- 支付(账单等)
例句参考:
- Let’s settle this dispute once and for all. (我们一劳永逸地解决这个争端吧。)
- After extensive travel, they decided to settle in Spain. (长期旅行后,他们决定在西班牙定居。)
- Please settle yourself in and make yourself at home. (请安顿好自己,就像在自己家一样。)
- 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。
发展历史和文化背景
Section titled “发展历史和文化背景”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。)