by which怎么用…

Some others consider all the diplomas as important standards by which a person's ability can be measured.这句话要怎么翻译啊?特别是在by which那里为什么那么用……英语学渣求助T_T求好心人告知啊!

第1个回答  2014-04-15
后半句意思是:a person's ability can be measured by WHICH。这里的which是样东西,指代什么呢?当然只能指代前文中的唯一一个名词:diplomas