出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第36页（203字）
指有才学的人，隐居而待机再出，例他暂时退出宦海之后，便韬光养晦，俟机而出。
He withdrew from the official world and is now living quietly and biding his time until another opportunity arises．