- housekeeping (n.)
[housekeeping 词源字典]
- 1540s, from house (n.) + present participle of keep (v.).[housekeeping etymology, housekeeping origin, 英语词源]
- peace-keeping (n.)
- also peacekeeping, 1961 in the international sense, from peace + keeping, verbal noun from keep (v.). Earlier "preservation of law and order" (mid-15c.). Related: Peace-keeper (1570s).
- record-keeping (n.)
- also recordkeeping, 1841; see record (n.) + keeping, verbal noun from keep (v.).
- safe-keeping (n.)
- early 15c., from safe (adj.) + verbal noun from keep (v.).