He was as devious as his adversary was ruthless.是什么意思？

He was as devious as his adversary was ruthless.

他的对手冷酷,他也同样阴险.

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。

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。

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。

devious

adj. 迂回的，曲折的，不光明正大的，不正直的，不坦诚的，狡猾的，不正当；

例句
He was extremely devious in his efforts to achieve his heart's desire.
他在设法得到自己的中意之物时会不择手段。

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。

adversary

n. 对手，敌手，魔

例句
He has to pit his wits against an adversary who is cool, clever and cunning.
他不得不与一个冷静、聪明而又狡猾的对手斗智。

ruthless

adj. 无情的，冷酷的，残忍的，狠，辣；

例句
He had the ruthless streak necessary to carry him into the Cabinet...
他具有进入内阁所必需的冷酷性格。