Bratbakk had more ability than the media gave him credit for.是什么意思？

Bratbakk had more ability than the media gave him credit for.

布拉特巴克比媒体称赞的要有才华。

Bratbakk

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

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

more

adv. 更，更多，达到或处于更大的范围或程度，此外，更加；adj. 更多的，（many）的比较级，附加的，额外的；pron. 更多的或附加的人或事物；n. 更多，附加，添加；

例句
It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.
这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。

ability

n. 能力，资格，能耐，才能；

例句
The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job...
公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。

than

conj. 比（用于比较级），宁愿…而不愿，除…以外，一…就；prep. 超过，比；

例句
...more than a thousand acres of land.
1,000多英亩地

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。

media

n. 媒体，[解剖学]血管中层，[语音学] 浊塞音，介质，[医]培养基；

例句
The media have also abetted the feeling of unreality.
媒体也在一旁对这种非现实感推波助澜。

gave

v. 给予，赠送( give的过去式 )，（与名词连用描述某一动作，意义与该名词相应的动词相同），供给，交给；

例句
He gave a detailed account of what happened on the fateful night...
他详细描述了那个灾难性夜晚所发生的事。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

credit

n. 信誉，信用，[金融]贷款，荣誉，学分；vt. 相信，信任，归功于，[会]记入贷方，赞颂；

例句
People were betting on a further easing of credit conditions.
人们期待着贷款条件进一步放宽。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。