Tom Bradley was mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993, an era when the city had transformed from a collection of suburban neighborhoods to the second-largest city in the United States.
Tom Bradley was mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993, an era when the city had transformed from a collection of suburban neighborhoods to the second-largest city in the United States.
該句句意要表達的是:Tom Bradley 做市長期間(從1973-1993)這二十年中,Los Angeles 被轉型為美國第二大城市。
如果只是用 during which,會使 which 沒有指涉對象,或是對象不清:究竟是前面的1973年,1993年,還是其它名詞? 這時會變得 ambiguious。為了要使語意清楚,加入 an era (或者 a period 也行),清楚表示是1973至1993這段期間,於是,which 就有了清楚的指涉對象了。