It's not even as straightforward as officialdom. "是什么意思？

It's not even as straightforward as officialdom. "

倒不如进官场爽气. ”

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。

even

adv. 甚至，更加， 即使，恰巧在…时候；adj. 公平的，平坦的， 偶数的，平均的；vt. 使平坦，使相等；vi. 变平，成为相等；

例句
In his later life he became even more absent-minded.
他晚年变得愈加健忘了。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

straightforward

adj. 直截了当的，坦率的，明确的；adv. 直截了当地，坦率地；

例句
This is a straightforward case, as these things go...
同其他同类情况相比，这件事还算简单。

officialdom

n. 官场，官僚作风；