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In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's blending of solar imagery, Judeo-Christian thought and figures, and the images she borrowed from ancient classicism suggesting her range and depth of influences, not the least of which is her African heritage.

(A) the images she borrowed from ancient classicism suggesting

(B) borrowing images from ancient classicism, suggests

(C) she borrowed images from ancient classicism, which suggests

(D) images borrowed from ancient classicism suggests

(E) images that she borrowed from ancient classicism, suggesting

答案我没有意见，但是对于not the least of which is her African heritage 因该怎么理解呢？

原来这个跟last but not least 是一样道理。

not the least of which is her African heritage 应指她的非洲文化遗产(不太会翻)也很重要。

correct me if I am wrong

not least of which

when giving many examples or reasons it means not the least important but not necessarily the most important

egesert has its problems,not the least of which is obtaining water.

OF WHICH这里表示的意思是“其中，取水的问题还不是最严重的。”WHICH这里是个关系代词，指代上文中的PROBLEMS

本题倾向于第一种说法。

不能， the blending suggests

以下是引用balabaladou7在2009/2/11 15:05:00的发言：

not least of which

（转）not the least of is a phrase used when you are giving an important reason for something, or an important example of something.

Here are some examples for this phrase:

There were several reasons for dismissing him from his post．not the least of which was his neglect of duty.

There are many drawbacks to the use of conventional shrink films, not the least of which is corrosion.

when giving many examples or reasons it means not the least important but not necessarily the most important

本题中：

 her range and depth of influences, not the least of which is her African heritage

OF WHICH这里表示的意思是“不仅是她的非洲传统的继承和传承（她的影响的范围和深度还包括了hyllis Wheatley's blending of solar imagery, Judeo-Christian thought and figures, and images borrowed from ancient classicism）”WHICH这里是个关系代词，指代上文中的influences。

还有一种说法：

when giving many examples or reasons it means not the least important but not necessarily the most important

egesert has its problems,not the least of which is obtaining water.

OF WHICH这里表示的意思是“其中，取水的问题还不是最严重的。”WHICH这里是个关系代词，指代上文中的PROBLEMS

本题倾向于第一种说法。

MM的解释总是那么赞!!!