It was not as straightforward as we were led to believe.是什么意思？

It was not as straightforward as we were led to believe.

这事并非如我们所误以为的那样简单。

it

pron. 它，他，正好是所需的，事实[情况]；n. <美俚>傻瓜，笨蛋，<俚>绝妙的人，理想的东西，登峰造极；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

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。

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。

we

pron. 我们，咱们，笔者，本人，朕，人们；

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

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。

LED

v. 带路( lead的过去式和过去分词 )，领导，指挥，领先；

例句
The advent of war led to a greater austerity.
战争的到来使形势更为严峻。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

believe

v. 信任，料想，笃信宗教；vt. 相信，以为，认为，对…信以为真，信任；

例句
Some parents believe a boy must learn to stand up and fight like a man.
有些父母认为男孩子必须学会像男子汉一样顶天立地，勇于抗争。