Whistler, as always, was merciless.是什么意思？

Whistler, as always, was merciless.

和以往一样，惠斯勒还是那么冷酷无情。

Whistler

n. 吹口哨的人，啸啸作声的东西；

例句
She told Whistler that his portrait of her was finished and to stop fiddling with it.
她告诉惠斯勒他给她画的肖像已经完成，不要再改了。

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。

always

adv. 总是，老是，永远，始终，常常，不断地；

例句
Some cities are always going to be more advantaged.
一些城市总会有一些得天独厚的优势。

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。

merciless

adj. 残忍的，无怜悯之心的，蛇蝎心肠，无情；

例句
...the merciless efficiency of a modern police state.
现代极权国家残酷无情、只讲效率