Johnson was plainly a canny individual.是什么意思？

Johnson was plainly a canny individual.

约翰逊显然是个狡猾的人物.

Johnson

n. 詹森，约翰逊；

例句
When Johnson talks about cuts, he uses words like 'target price' and 'efficiency payments'.
约翰逊谈起降价时，会使用“目标价位”和“效率支付”之类的字眼。

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。

plainly

adv. 明显地，清楚地，简单地，朴素地，平坦地；

例句
It is plainly cruel to keep turtles as pets.
显然，养海龟作宠物十分残忍。

canny

adj. 精明的，狡猾的，俭约的，谨慎的；

例句
He was far too canny to risk giving himself away...
他非常精明,不会冒险暴露自己。

individual

adj. 个人的，独特的，个别的；n. 个人，个体；

例句
Illiteracy threatens Britain's industrial performance. But, quite apart from that, the individual who can't read or write is unlikely to get a job...
文盲的存在影响着英国的产业效益。但是，除此以外，更重要的是那些不具备读写能力的人也不太可能找到工作。