句子不懂Ianticipatedanothercheerlessyearinthatmosttediousofsubjects."inthat"怎么理解,表示什么.后面为什么要加of,mosttedioussubjects不就是最枯燥的课程吗?

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句子不懂
I anticipated another cheerless year in that most tedious of subjects.
"in that "怎么理解,表示什么.后面为什么要加of,most tedious subjects不就是最枯燥的课程吗?

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1、in that most tedious of subjects 中不能把 in that 合起来看,应该是 in / that most tedious of subjects,
句中,that 是修饰形容词 most tedious 的副词,意思是“达到如此程度地”,相当于汉语的“那样/那么；如此/这般”,这里表示“在如此极其单调乏味的...中”.另如：
I can't walk that fa. 我无法走那么远.
I've done only that much. 我所做的就这么多.
I was that angry I could have hit him. 我十分生气, 简直想揍他.
It isn't all that cold. 天气没有 冷到那种程度.
2、“形容词 + 介词 of”常用来表示下述意思——
1）表示“在...方面”,如：
difficult of access 难以接近
quick of eye 眼疾手快
2）表示“起源、根源”
ashamed of ... 因...而感到羞愧
sick of ... 因...而感到厌恶
that most tedious of subjects 正是这种用法,意思是“因课程而感到如此极其枯燥”
参考译文：在因课程而感到如此极其枯燥中我对下一个不快活的年度预先做了准备.