TheChangjiang River is the third longest river in the world.
Indiais the second most populous country of the world.
同样的句型和结构,为何一个是in the world, 一个却是of the world ?含义理解上有哪些不同吗?
第二句是不对的,应该改为in the world.
请看thefreedictionary引用柯林斯惯使用方法词典的讲解
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/of 在最高级后表示范围用in
You use in, rather than 'of', after superlatives. For example, you talk about 'the tallest building in Europe'.
Don't say 'the tallest building of Europe'.
These are the biggest lizards in the world.