Felix became a herpetologist instead.是什么意思？

Felix became a herpetologist instead.

费利克斯而是成为了一位爬虫学家.

Felix

n. 费利克斯(m.)；

例句
She knew Felix fancied himself as a connoisseur.
她知道费利克斯把他自己当成鉴赏家。

became

v. 变为，成为（ become的过去式 ）；

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。

herpetologist

n. 爬虫学者；

例句
Felix became a herpetologist instead.
费利克斯而是成为了一位爬虫学家.

instead

adv. 代替，顶替，反而，反倒；

例句
But instead of ending in agreement, the talks broke up in acrimony at the end of the week.
但是到这个周末，谈判非但没有达成协议反而在唇枪舌剑中不欢而散。