sobering

1. ADJ You say that something is a sobering thought or has a sobering effect when a situation seems serious and makes you become serious and thoughtful. 令人深思的

It is a sobering thought that in the 17th century she could have been burned as a witch. 如果是在17世纪，她有可能被当作女巫烧死，这一点是令人深思的。