The tribesmen were as rebellious as ever.是什么意思？

The tribesmen were as rebellious as ever.

这个部落仍旧有反叛的倾向。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

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。

rebellious

adj. 反叛的，造反的，难控制的；

例句
From childhood, he was evidently at once rebellious and precocious...
从儿时起，他就明显地既叛逆又早熟。

ever

adv. 永远，曾经，这以前，究竟，到底，可能；

例句
No one ever questioned her capability.
从来没有人质疑她的能力。