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field-work (n.)
[field-work 词源字典]
1767, "gathering statistics or doing research out-of-doors or on-site," from
field
(n.) +
work
(n.). From 1819 in reference to a type of military fortification raised by troops in the field.
[field-work etymology, field-work origin, 英语词源]