not as green as one is cabbage-looking

Adjective

not-comparable

Not as naive or foolish as might be expected.

Japanese Meaning

予想されるほどに無知でも愚かでもない / 見た目ほど単純・未熟ではない

The new intern, not as green as one is cabbage-looking, handled the crisis calmly.

新しいインターンは見た目ほど世間知らずではなく、冷静に危機に対処した。

Sense（1）

Not as naive or foolish as might be expected.