关于哈姆雷特独白中的一个单词tobeornottobe的那一段里,最后一句：Andthusthenativehueofresolutionissickliedo'erwiththepalecastofthought,.sicklied的原型sickle镰刀不是一个名词吗?怎么可以做动词

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关于哈姆雷特独白中的一个单词
to be or not to be 的那一段里,最后一句：And thus the native hue of resolution is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,.sicklied的原型sickle镰刀不是一个名词吗?怎么可以做动词用?为什么网上都查不到它的意思?是不是在这引申为其他意思或有其他用法?

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Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry
And lose the name of action.顾虑就使我们都变成了懦夫,使得那果断的本色蒙上了一层思虑的惨白的容颜,本来可以做出伟大的事业,由于思虑就化为乌有了,丧失了行动的能力. 这里的is sicklied o'er with不是sickle而是sickly 这里作形容词用,解释为病弱的,阴沉的,无精打采的,be sicklied o'ver with