天才とは従来、先天的に絶大な努力をなし得る能力を備えた者との定義が下されてきた。

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English Translation

Genius has been defined as a supreme capacity for taking trouble.

Furigana

天才(てんさい)とは従来(じゅうらい)、先天的(せんてんてき)に絶大(ぜつだい)な努力(どりょく)をなし得(え)る能力(のうりょく)を備(そな)えた者(もの)との定義(ていぎ)が下(くだ)されてきた。

Romanji

Tensai to wa jūrai, sententeki ni zetsudaina doryoku o nashieru nōryoku o sonaeta mono to no teigi ga kudasaretekita.

Words

天才 (てんさい)

genius; prodigy; natural gift

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

従来 (じゅうらい)

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual; existing

先天的 (せんてんてき)

a priori; inborn; innate; inherent; congenital; hereditary

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

絶大 (ぜつだい)

tremendous; immense

努力 (どりょく)

great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

為す (なす)

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; to change into; to do; to perform; to intend to; to attempt; to try

能力 (のうりょく)

ability; faculty

備える (そなえる)

to furnish; to provide for; to equip; to install; to have ready; to prepare for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be armed with; to be born with; to have since birth

者 (もの、もん)

person

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

定義 (ていぎ)

definition

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

下す (くだす)

to make (a decision); to pass (judgement, etc.); to hand down (orders, etc.); to let go down; to lower; to do oneself; to do by oneself