Question of the Day #695

It’s sort of hard to fancy oneself as Thoreau in the woods when I have a block of Gouda and a veggie wrap within arm’s reach.

From the 2nd paragraph of this article at Thrillist.

上記の文で、fancy oneselfの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "fancy oneself" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

うぬぼれる、自任する、つもりでいる

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to think that one looks good or one is very special or important

Examples

• They really fancy themselves after only one hit song!
• I never thought I'd fancy myself in a kilt.
• ‘a couple of lads who fancy themselves’
• Sure, I like to dance, but I don't fancy myself as a real dancer by any means.
• I don't fancy him as any kind of genius, although he would certainly disagree.

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