MTV is an American television channel, started in 1981, that became famous for playing music videos all day long. For people who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, MTV was how you found out what a band looked like and what was new; a song could become a hit simply because MTV played its video often.

MTV is MTV是 an American television channel,一個美國電視頻道 started in 1981,1981年開播 that became famous for playing music videos all day long以整天播音樂錄影帶聞名。For people who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s,對於在1980、90年代長大的人來說 MTV was how you found out what a band looked like and what was new;MTV是你了解一個樂團長什麼樣子、有什麼新東西的管道 a song could become a hit simply because MTV played its video often一首歌可能單純因為MTV常常播它的錄影帶就爆紅。

It made the music video into an art form and made VJs (video jockeys — the people who introduced the videos) into stars. Since then MTV has changed a lot and now shows mostly reality shows and other programmes, with very little music, which older viewers complain about constantly.

It made the music video into an art form它讓音樂錄影帶變成一種藝術形式 and made VJs (video jockeys — the people who introduced the videos) into stars也讓VJ（video jockey，介紹音樂錄影帶的人）變成明星。Since then MTV has changed a lot從那之後MTV變了很多 and now shows mostly reality shows and other programmes,現在大部分播的是實境秀和其他節目 with very little music,音樂內容很少 which older viewers complain about constantly老觀眾對此一直抱怨個不停。

The name is also used loosely as a kind of adjective for a style: 'MTV-style editing' means fast cuts, bright images, one shot never staying on screen for long.

The name is also used loosely as a kind of adjective for a style:這個名字也會鬆散地當形容詞用來形容一種風格 'MTV-style editing' means fast cuts, bright images, one shot never staying on screen for long『MTV-style editing』指的是快速剪接、鮮豔的畫面、每個鏡頭都停留不久。

Taiwan had its own MTV channel, and note that in Taiwan in the late 1980s and 90s an 'MTV' also meant something quite different — a small shop where you rented a private room to watch a film. That local meaning is now old-fashioned but older Taiwanese people remember it well.

Taiwan had its own MTV channel,台灣有自己的MTV頻道 and note that in Taiwan in the late 1980s and 90s an 'MTV' also meant something quite different不過要注意，在台灣1980年代末到90年代，『MTV』還指過完全不同的東西 — a small shop where you rented a private room to watch a film就是可以租一個小包廂看電影的店。That local meaning is now old-fashioned這種在地的意思現在已經過時了 but older Taiwanese people remember it well但年紀較大的台灣人都還記得很清楚。