dimly

Ecological sciences were only dimly understood in the late 19th century.

19世纪末，人们对生态科学只有朦胧的认识。

Ayer was dimly known to me, England being one of those rare countries in which each era has a few public philosophers — respected thinkers who are called upon to comment on the issues of the day.

我对艾耶尔有些朦胧的认识，很少有国家在每个时代都有几个公众哲学家——曾受邀就当时问题发表看法的受人尊重的思想者，英国正是其中之一。