先哲用英语怎么说

先哲的英文：
sage

Confucius was a great thinker of the past.
孔子是一位伟大的先哲。

The reading of any Books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.
阅读好书就像与先哲朱贤促膝谈心

He was a priest, a sage, and a man
他是一个神甫，一个贤达之士，也是一个大丈夫。

To be the heir to ancient sages and the teacher of posterity
承先启后

Sage, mint and dill are all herbs.
鼠尾草、薄荷、莳萝均为药草。

The sage gave advice to his friends.
那位圣贤向他的朋友提出忠告。

The Babylonian sages questioned the stars in their efforts to measure time.
巴比伦哲人为了度量时间而研究星星。