- overwork (v.)
[overwork 词源字典]
- "to cause to work too hard," 1520s, from over- + work (v.). Old English oferwyrcan meant "to work all over," i.e. "to decorate the whole surface of." Related: Overworked; overworking.[overwork etymology, overwork origin, 英语词源]
- overwork (n.)
- "work beyond a person's strength," 1819; see overwork (v.). Old English oferweorc meant "a superstructure, sarcophagus, tomb."