Modern statemen are often faced with the same problem as def

Modern statemen are often faced with the same problem as defeated the ancient Romans. (as 作宾语)
句子语法结构权威分析
主语：Modern statemen (现代的政治家们）
状语：often (经常）
谓语：are faced with （面临）
宾语：the same problem（同样的问题）
被定语从句修饰先行词 problem
代替先行词并在定语从句中当主语关系代词：as
定语从句：as defeated the ancient Romans（难倒古罗马人的）
定语从句主语：as （作为关系代词代替前面的先行词problem)
定语从句谓语：defeated(打败,击败,难倒,难住）
定语从句宾语：the ancient Romans（古罗马人）
句子中文意思：现代的政治家们经常面临像难倒古罗马人的同样的问题
defea英 [dɪˈfi:t] 美 [dɪˈfit]
vt. 击败,战胜；挫败；难倒,难住;[法]宣告无效,作废
n. 战胜；失败；[法]废除
复数：defeats
过去式：defeated
过去分词：defeated
现在分词：defeating
第三人称单数：defeats
做及物动词,defeat sb 意思,打败,击败,难倒,难住某人
(1) A 打败B =A defeats B
(2) A 难倒B =A defeats B
被动语态结构：
B is defeated by A
B is defeated by A
再问： 还是不懂为什么 是宾语？定语从句中不是缺少主语成分吗?
再答： 做及物动词，defeat sb 意思，打败，击败，难倒，难住某人

主动语态结构

(1) A 打败B =A defeats B

(2) A 难倒B =A defeats B

这个问题难倒了汤姆
The problem defeated Tom
被动语态结构：

(1) B is defeated by A

(2) B is defeated by A

汤姆被这个问题难倒了
Tom was defeated by the problem

（备注：原来解释是不正确的，以我的解释为标准，谢谢！）

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再问： 代替先行词并在定语从句中当主语关系代词：as，你写的不是充当主语吗？
再答： 是的呀！我写给你的是正确的，不是充当宾语， 那是个错误的解释，请相信我，没有错的！谢谢！

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