• A world order will come not by a gentlemen’s agreement, but through so decisive a victory by one of the great powers that it will be able to dictate and enforce international law, as Rome did from Augustus to Aurelius.

老师好，句子能看懂，这个倒装为什么能这么用呢，so在这里什么意思，

我自己的理解还原句子：A world order will come through a victory that is so decisive by...

不知是否正确