He governed with an adroitness that gained him the nickname "the old fox".是什么意思？

He governed with an adroitness that gained him the nickname "the old fox".

他因管理有方而为自己赢得了“老狐狸”的绰号。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

governed

v. 统治( govern的过去式和过去分词 )，管理，治理，支配（词或短语的形式或用法）；

例句
Their citizens are very thankful they are not governed by a dictator.
他们的公民十分庆幸没有受独裁者的统治。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

an

art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a），一任一某一，一个；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

adroitness

n. 熟练；

例句
He governed with an adroitness that gained him the nickname "the old fox".
他因管理有方而为自己赢得了“老狐狸”的绰号。

that

det. 那个，那；pron. 那个，那；conj. 多么，如此…以至，用于某些动词、形容词和名词后，引出各种从句；adv. 不那么，那样；

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

gained

v. 获得( gain的过去式和过去分词 )，赢得，增加，（钟、表）走快；

例句
Fans gained more enjoyment barracking him than cheering on the team...
球迷一个劲儿地嘘他，兴头远胜于为球队加油。

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。

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。

nickname

n. 绰号，诨名，昵称；vt. 给…起绰号，用诨名[爱称]称呼，叫错名字；

例句
Andrew roared with delight when he heard Rachel's nickname for the baby...
安德鲁听到雷切尔给婴儿起的绰号时，不禁高兴得大笑起来。

old

adj. 老的，古老的，以前的，（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的；n. 古时；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

fox

n. 狐，狐狸，狡猾的人，狐皮；vt. 欺骗，迷惑，使困惑；vi. 耍花招；

例句
The image of the fox as a pest is grossly exaggerated in anecdote and folklore.
狐狸的害人精形象在传闻和民间故事中遭到严重的夸大。