伺机

• 拼音: sì jī
• 汉字拆解: 伺 = 亻(person) + 司 (to manage, attend) — to watch attentively, to wait upon; 机 = 木 (wood) + 几 — machine, opportunity, crucial moment

含义

To watch for an opportunity; to bide one's time waiting for the right moment to act. Often implies a calculated, patient, and sometimes predatory waiting.

Carries a sense of strategic patience — the subject is not passive but actively watching for the optimal moment to strike, intervene, or take advantage. Used in military, competitive, and sometimes negative contexts (伺机作案 — waiting for a chance to commit a crime). Emphasises deliberate readiness rather than passive waiting.

例句

1. 他深知时机尚未成熟，于是选择暂时按兵不动，伺机而为，等待最有利的时机出手。
2. 捕食者伺机潜伏于草丛之中，等待猎物靠近到足够近的距离再发动突袭。
3. 这家企业在等待监管政策明朗化，伺机进入目标市场，抢占先发优势。

用法指南

语境: strategy, military, business, competition

语气: strategic

正确说法

• 经验丰富的谈判者往往不急于表态，而是在充分了解对方底牌之后，伺机提出最有利于己方的解决方案。(Experienced negotiators seldom rush to reveal their position; instead, after fully gauging the other party's hand, they wait for the right moment to table the solution most advantageous to their side.)
• 这支特种部队奉命潜伏于敌后，伺机摧毁对方的核心通信节点，为正面进攻创造有利条件。(This special forces unit was ordered to infiltrate behind enemy lines, waiting for the opportune moment to destroy the enemy's key communications nodes and create favourable conditions for a frontal assault.)

错误说法

• 不要将 伺机 与 等待 混淆 — 伺机 强调主动、策略性地寻找并等待最佳时机，而不是被动地等候

起源与历史

伺 (to watch, to wait upon attentively) + 机 (opportunity, moment) — to attend closely to an opportunity; to wait watchfully for the right moment

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal