Question

帮忙翻译一句话，在线等！！谢谢

Before the nineteen century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between.

far between是什么意思？

Answer 1

在十九世纪以前, 很少有科学家对海洋学感兴趣。

far between

adj. 远离的(稀少的)
Goods of high quality are few and far between these days.
质地精美上乘的物品现在不多见。
The sunny interval we were promising has been few and far between.
我们原可望能有几阵晴天，结果却很稀少。
The buses to our village are few and far between.
到我们村的公共汽车很少.
The sunny intervals we were promised have been few and far between.
我们原可望能有几阵晴天，结果却很稀少。

Answer 2

....
few and far between
意思是稀少的

Answer 3

few and far between这是一个词组，可以翻译为“不常有”

十九世纪以前,很少有对海洋学感兴趣的科学家

Answer 4

be few and far between是个短语，意思就是很少
早在19世纪以前，科学家们对海洋的研究热情并不高

Answer 5

十九世纪前，对海洋感兴趣的科学家很少，并且相隔遥远
far遥远的
between分隔着

Answer 6

far between is equal or similiar to few.