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crazynyo
2022-01-21 13:05

of which の意味は?

以下の英文を日本語に訳してもらえませんか?
特にof whichの部分の意味が取りづらいです。元の二文に分けるとどのような文章になるでしょうか?教えてください。

His last important act at the Royal Institution, of which he remained honorary professor, was to interview the young Michael Faraday, later to become one of England's great scientists, who becamer laboratory assistant there in 1813 and accompanied Davy on a European tour.

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2022-01-22 08:26:17

His last important act at the Royal Institution, of which he remained honorary professor, was to interview the young Michael Faraday, later to become one of England's great scientists, who became laboratory assistant there in 1813 and accompanied Davy on a European tour.

He remained honorary professor of (which = the Royal Institution).
主文= His last important act at the Royal Institution was to interview the young Michael Faraday.
(Michael Faraday was) later to become one of England's great scientists.
(Michael Faraday = who) becamer laboratory assistant there in 1813 and accompanied Davy on a European tour.

日本語訳はうまくないので避けますが、こういうことです。
He が honorary professor として remain していたその the Royal Institution での last important act は、later to become one of England's great scientists となるところの the young(若き頃の)Michael Faraday を interview することであった。その Michael Faraday は、1813 年に the Royal Institution で laboratory assistant となり accompanied Davy on a European tour した。

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