og-139的理解问题

catking2003

the extraodinary diary of WLM king ,priminister of Canada for over twenty years,revealed that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public and private life by omens, messages received at seances, and signs from heaven.

能给我解释一下this most bland and circumspect of men 是一种什么语法结构吗，这真是第一次见，这样是怎么作为名词性质存在的呢？

lukrenee

是不是this most bland and circumspect （one/person) of men ?

原题不全，仅供参考~~

catking2003

有道理，谢了。

lpdeng

 

139.
                The extraordinary diary of William Lyon Mackenzie King, prime minister of Canada for over twenty years, revealed that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public and private life by omens, messages received at séances, and signs from heaven.

请问该怎么理解 “a mystic guided ”。 为什么要加上“a”呢？

liuliuliuliu

"a mystic guided"中 mystic 是名词；guided作为过去分词修饰之。