Is it illegal to tap a telephone for the purpose of secretly recording a conversation?
为了秘密地录下谈话，在电话内装置窃听器是违法的行为吗？
日常应用会话口语
Hearing(听觉)（一）
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 不合法的，违法的;违反规则的;
n. 非法移民，非法劳工;间谍;
💡 il不，无+legal合法的→非法的
"I don't want to get mixed up with any illegal organization."
我不想与任何非法组织有牵连.
近义：illegitimate, illicit, lawless, outrageous, phony, bastard
反义：judicatory, judicial, judiciary, jural, juristic, legal
n. 电话;电话机;（电话机的）话筒;受话器;
vt.& vi. 以电话传送（消息），给（某人）打电话;用电话与（某人）交谈;
💡 tele远，传送+phone声音→远方声音传过来 → 电话
"The telephone was out of order, but is functional now."
电话刚才坏了, 但现在可以用了.
近义：phone, call, blower, telephonic
n. 意志;目的;作用;（进行中的）行动;
vt. 有意;打算;企图（做）;决意（做）;
💡 pur始终+pose放→始终放的东西→目的，意图
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我们说的话几乎不起作用,他显然已下定决心了.
近义：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 交谈，会话;交往，交际;会谈;（人与计算机的）人机对话;
💡 con共同+vers转变+ation表名词 → 使大家共同转变态度的会谈 → 会话，非正式会谈
"I had a long conversation with her the other day."
前几天我与她作了一次长谈。
近义：natter, speech, talk, talking, discussion, chat
adv. 秘密地，背地里;偷偷地;私自;潜;
"Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country."
朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了.
近义：hiddenly, implicitly, offstage, backstage, privately, privily
反义：aboveboard, just, manifestly, observably, obviously, outspokenly