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graveyard (n.)
[graveyard 词源字典]
1683, from
grave
(n.) +
yard
(n.1).
Graveyard shift
"late-night work" is c. 1907, from earlier nautical term, in reference to the loneliness of after-hours work.
[graveyard etymology, graveyard origin, 英语词源]
[graveyard 词源字典]