请教这that在英语句子的意义，谢谢。 The basic design of the car is very similar to that of ？

Question

The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models.
请问这个to that of中的that是代替之前的the car吗？
谢谢解答。

Answer 1

题主你好！
The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models.
在此句中that代替the basic design 。
句意：
这辆车的基本设计与早期的一些型号很相似。

Answer 2

The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models.
意思是：
这种汽车的基本设计与早期型号非常相似。

句子中的that of 是代替之前的 the basic design.