OG（紫）SC Q54. 有关句意理解的问题

pigscanfly

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.

(A) that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public and
(B) that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and also guided both in public as well as
(C) this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and that he was guided in both public and
(D) this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and that he was guided in both public as well as
(E) this most bland and circumspect of men to have been a mystic and that he guided himself in both public as well as

答案选A，没错，但是我不知道这句话该怎么翻译是好。 特别是这句“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.”时说men是mystic 还是说 bland and circumspect of men 是mystic.

请NN指教！！ 谢谢～！！

pigscanfly

请NN翻译解释一下， 万分感激！！

pigscanfly

继续等待救援～
“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.”应该怎么理解？
是说men是mystic，还是说 bland and circumspect of men 是mystic. 意思很模糊啊。。。

cloudymind

我也有同样的疑问

this most bland and circumspect of men 是怎样的一种句式?

mitter

这是一个of的用法：some, many, a few, etc，数字，形容词最高级 ＋ of + 限定词。

比如： some of your friends, six of us, the most expensive of the presents ... this most bland and circumspect of men ...

mystic：神秘主义者。 a mystic of men逻辑上很正确。

pigscanfly

是说of前面形容词最高级是修饰MEN的吗？然后men was a mystic?
mitter，我的理解对吗？

redable

是说of前面形容词最高级是修饰MEN的吗？然后men was a mystic?
mitter，我的理解对吗？

-- by 会员 pigscanfly (2007/10/23 19:30:00)

men是複數，所以不可能 men was a mystic
至於 this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic
我的理解是：這個男人中最溫和謹慎的(男人)，是一個神秘主義者

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