He was not only a magistrate, he was almost a diplomatist.是什么意思？

He was not only a magistrate, he was almost a diplomatist.

维尔福先生不仅是位法官, 而且几乎是位外交家.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

only

adj. 唯一的，仅有的，最好的，最适当的；adv. 只，仅仅，结果却，不料；conj. 但是，可是，要不是；

例句
Outsiders who wed islanders are given only three years' right of abode at first.
岛外的人和岛民结婚之初只能获得三年的居住权。

magistrate

n. 地方法官，治安官，文职官员，治安推事；

例句
A city magistrate ruled that the novel was obscene and copies should be destroyed...
一位市执法官裁定该小说为色情作品，应当全数销毁。

almost

adv. 几乎，差不多，将近，快要，近乎；

例句
Despite considerable pain she has been getting out and about almost as normal...
尽管还很痛，她已经基本上行动如常。

diplomatist

n. 外交能手，有权谋的人；

例句
This Greek diplomatist pretends he cannot speak nor understand English.
这个希腊外交家假装听不懂也不会讲英文.