In this term, this is what they wrote:

他们在这里是这样解释的
"It may reasonably be assumed

我们可以做个合理的推测
that the partial dissociation

即价键的部分解离
is a stage in the complete process."

是整个化学反应过程中的一个阶段
So the bonds begin to break.

反应开始时化学键断裂
This loop begins to break to become a weaker loop

这个环会断裂变弱
and two other partial valences, in this theory.

据他们的理论会变成两个余价键
And those valences begin to associate with partial valences from HCl.

两个余价键继而和HCl中的余价键相连
The loop is a "latent" valence.

这个环被称作潜价
You know what 'latent' means?

这个潜是什么意思呢
Latent is the opposite of patent.

潜就是明显开放的的反义
Latent means hidden; patent is revealed.

潜是隐蔽明是暴露