Elvis conceived of himself as a ballad singer.是什么意思？

Elvis conceived of himself as a ballad singer.

埃尔维斯认为自己是民谣歌手。

Elvis

[人名] 埃尔维斯；

例句
I want people to remember Elvis in concert.
我希望大家记住现场演唱会上的猫王。

conceived

v. 想出( conceive的过去式和过去分词 )，构想，设想，怀孕；

例句
Sunset Boulevard was originally conceived by Wilder as an astringent satire on Hollywood.
怀尔德最初是想把《日落大道》拍成一部对好莱坞的辛辣讽刺片。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

himself

pron. （反身代词）他自己，（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人；

例句
He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.
在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

ballad

n. 民谣，尤指叙事歌谣，民歌，[音]伤感的情

例句
...an eighteenth century ballad about some lost children called the Babes in the Wood.
一首18世纪的关于几个迷路小孩的叙事诗，名为《树林中的宝贝》

singer

n. 歌手，歌唱家，诗人，鸣禽；

例句
She was seen in animated conversation with the singer Yuri Marusin...
有人看见她与歌手尤里·马鲁辛交谈甚欢。