early settlements
legal settlements
new settlements
out-of-court settlements
A: Have you found any evidence of ancient settlements in this area?
A：你在这个地区发现任何古代聚落的证据了吗？
B: Yes, we found some ruins near the valley.
B：是的，我们在山谷附近发现了一些遗迹。
1) 人们居住的地点，如村庄、定居点或聚落
2) 解决争端、争议或债务的协议、和解方案
3) 建筑物或地面的沉降、下陷
1. 定居点，聚落
2. 和解，解决
noun
1. A place where people have established a community.
2. An agreement that resolves a dispute or a debt.
Synonym: community, colony, resolution