cannot observe

基本解释

And this is important because it means that since we cannot observe, we cannot talk about individual electrons.
这很重要,因为这意味着我们不能观察，不能谈及单个电子。
One big advantage of intimidation is that even if I cannot observe how people vote, I can observe whether they vote.
恐吓战术最大的好处就在于，即使我无法知道大家投票给了谁，但至少我能知道他们是否投了票。
Short of good empirical meat, they have to rely on elaborate theory and guesswork to fill in what they cannot observe.
缺少好的观察实验的素材，他们不得不依赖复杂的理论和凭空猜测来替代他们所不能观察到的。

And this is important because it means that since we cannot observe, we cannot talk about individual electrons.
这很重要,因为这意味着我们不能观察，不能谈及单个电子。
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