TheworshipistobeexplainednotleastbythesenseofindependenceandfreedomThecontemporaryphenomenonofcarworshipistobeexplainednotleastbythesenseofindependenceandfreedomthatownershipentails.当前崇拜汽可以用与所有

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The worship is to be explained not least by the sense of independence and freedom
The contemporary phenomenon of car worship is to be explained not least by the sense of independence and freedom that ownership entails.
当前崇拜汽可以用与所有权相伴的独立和自由意识来解释.
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not least应该意思是说当前对汽车的崇拜的多半原因或主要原因是自己拥有汽车的那种自由和独立的感觉.not least 是强调,主要原因,相当大的一部分因素的意思
语法的问题可以去查薄冰语法,很详尽.我现在也解释不出来