Viatical settlement
离世前的结算（指患不治之症者向第三方以低于到期收益价出售人寿保险单以便活着时享用的安排）
🧩 词语组成解析
[pl. ] 旅行必需品(尤指行军的辎重)
settlement
['sɛtlmənt]
n. 解决;结算;<律>金钱或财产的转让（契约）;沉淀;定居点;
settle 解决，安居+ ment 表示行为、行为的过程或结果 → n.解决；殖民，殖民地
🗣️ 情景例句
Will you have dinner with me tonight?
能和我一起吃晚饭吗？ 今天晚上。
My hobby is collecting books.
我的嗜好是收集书籍。
Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.
虽然人们常常对水手们讲的故事付诸一笑，但现在看来，人们有时看到的这些“妖怪”很多不过是些奇怪的鱼。