Grove, who was named man of the year by Time magazine in 1997, encouraged disagreement and insisted employees be vigilant of disruptions in industry and technology that could be major dangers - or opportunities - for Intel. In doing so, he could be mercurial and demanding with employees who he thought were not doing enough and in 1981 required the staff to work two extra hours a day with no extra pay.
Grove was Intel’s first hire after it was founded in 1968 and became the practical-minded member of a triumvirate that eventually led “Intel Inside” processors to be used in more than 80 percent of the world’s personal computers.
mercurial
ADJECTIVE
NOUN
Derivatives
mercuriality
mercurially
Origin
Late Middle English (in sense 3 of the adjective): from Latin mercurialis 'relating to the god Mercury', from Mercurius 'Mercury'. sense 1 of the adjective dates from the mid 17th century.
Late Middle English (in sense 3 of the adjective): from Latin mercurialis 'relating to the god Mercury', from Mercurius 'Mercury'. sense 1 of the adjective dates from the mid 17th century.
diuretic
Medicine
Medicine
ADJECTIVE
NOUN
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French diuretique, or via late Latin from Greek diourētikos, from diourein 'urinate', from dia 'through' + ouron 'urine'.
Late Middle English: from Old French diuretique, or via late Latin from Greek diourētikos, from diourein 'urinate', from dia 'through' + ouron 'urine'.
triumvirate
NOUN
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin triumviratus, from triumvir (see triumvir).
Late 16th century: from Latin triumviratus, from triumvir (see triumvir).
triumvirate
- 音節
- tri • um • vi • rate
- 発音
- traiʌ'mvərət,-rèit|-rət
- [名詞]
- 1 〔ローマ史〕 三頭政治.
- 2 三委員連合政府.
- 3 三長官連合内閣,三人連合行政府.
- 4 (一般に)三人委員会[役員会].
- 5 三人組,三つ組み,三幅対.
troika
n.
- A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
- A team of three horses abreast.
- See triumvirate (sense 4).
[Russian troĭka, from troje, group of three.]
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