题目

关于that of的用法
They believe the data support an idea current among marine biologists,that of the "shifting baseline".
这句话的意思是：在这些海生物学家中,他们相信目前的数据支持当前的想法,那就是所谓的“转移基线”．
关于that of在这里的用法,我大体上查了一下
说法一：that of the "shifting baseline不是从句,只是一个补语修饰词
您的说法：that经常和同位语连着用,后面不一定接of,但都是“即”的意思.这里用of完全是因为idea的原因,和that没关系.
看了您的说法之后我还是不明白啊~
一、这里that是什么词性呢?
二、如果that后不一定接of的话,那这种用法为何频频出现呢?而且在句子中又翻译成什么呢?
诸如此类的句子还有很多,我把至今为止的阅读中遇到的和查到的在这里写一下,为您揭示答案提供一个参考——
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提问时间：2020-10-16

答案

这里that是关系代词,指代前面所提到的事物,后面可以跟短语,句子来补充形容.在例句里面指的是前面说的idea.
of 是...的...的意思,在例句里面其实就是that(idea) of "shifting baseline",“转移基线”的想法.