OG12th-58

A leading figure in the Scottish ENlightenment, Adam Smith's two major books are to democratic capitalism what Marx's Das Kapital is to socialism.

A. ...

B.Adam Smith's two major books are to democratic capitalism like

C.Adam Smith's two major books are to democratic capitalism just as

D.Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism similar to

E.Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism what

用排除法可以选出是E，想请教一下各位DX，E选项究竟是什么意思，那个what到底要表达什么？

Thanks。

那是一个表示对比的固定用法吧，A is to B what C is to D表示A对B就像C对D一样，比如 A nest is to a bird what a house is to a man，巢对于鸟来说，就像是房子对于我们人类一样～

这句话的意思是说，（作为）一个在苏格兰启蒙运动中的领袖人物，Adam Smith 写的两本书对于民主资本主义（的重要性或者意义之类的词），就像是马克思资本论对于社会主义（的重要性或者意义之类的词）一样～

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