His patriarchal generosity is counterbalanced by his ruthlessness.是什么意思？

His patriarchal generosity is counterbalanced by his ruthlessness.

他有着族长式的慷慨大方，同时却又冷漠无情。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

patriarchal

adj. 家长的，族长的，父权的，父系；

例句
His patriarchal generosity is counterbalanced by his ruthlessness.
他有着族长式的慷慨大方，同时却又冷漠无情。

generosity

n. 慷慨，大方，宽容或慷慨的行为，丰

例句
His patriarchal generosity is counterbalanced by his ruthlessness.
他有着族长式的慷慨大方，同时却又冷漠无情。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

counterbalanced

v. 对…起平衡作用，抵消( counterbalance的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
His patriarchal generosity is counterbalanced by his ruthlessness.
他有着族长式的慷慨大方，同时却又冷漠无情。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

ruthlessness

n. 无情，冷酷；

例句
His hard sinewy body advertised his ruthlessness of purpose.
他健硕的身体使他显得意志尤为坚强。