Short for video jockey. A VJ is the person on a music television channel who appears between the music videos to say what you just watched, what is coming next, chat about the band, and read out messages from viewers.

Short for video jockey是 video jockey 的縮寫. A VJ VJ 是 is the person on a music television channel音樂電視台上的主持人 who appears between the music videos會在音樂錄影帶之間出現 to say what you just watched介紹你剛剛看的是什麼, what is coming next接下來是什麼, chat about the band聊聊這個樂團, and read out messages from viewers並唸出觀眾的留言。

The name was built to rhyme with DJ (disc jockey), the person who does the same job on radio with songs. VJ belongs to a particular time — the 1980s to the early 2000s, when MTV and Channel V were how young people found new music — so for many speakers the word now has a nostalgic ring, like calling someone a TV host from that era.

The name was built to rhyme with這個名字是特意設計來跟 DJ (disc jockey) DJ（disc jockey） rhyme 押韻的, the person who does the same job on radio with songs也就是在電台上用歌曲做同樣工作的人. VJ VJ belongs to a particular time屬於某個特定年代 — the 1980s to the early 2000s從1980年代到2000年代初, when MTV and Channel V那時 MTV 和 Channel V were how young people found new music是年輕人找新音樂的管道 — so for many speakers所以對很多人來說 the word now has a nostalgic ring這個字現在帶點懷舊感, like calling someone a TV host from that era就像叫某人那個年代的電視主持人。

There is a second, newer meaning you should know because it is now the commoner one among younger people: a VJ is also the person at a club, concert, or festival who mixes live moving images on the big screens behind the band, the way the DJ mixes sound.

There is a second, newer meaning你該知道還有第二個較新的意思 you should know because it is now the commoner one among younger people因為這在年輕人之間現在更常用: a VJ is also VJ 也可以指 the person at a club, concert, or festival在夜店、演唱會或音樂節上 who mixes live moving images on the big screens behind the band在樂團後方大螢幕上即時混音影像的人, the way the DJ mixes sound就像 DJ 混音樂一樣。

Both jobs are written the same way, usually in capitals, and pronounced as two letters, "vee-jay". Which one someone means is nearly always clear from where they are: on television, the first; at a party, the second.

Both jobs are written the same way這兩種工作寫法一樣, usually in capitals通常用大寫, and pronounced as two letters並唸成兩個字母, "vee-jay"『vee-jay』. Which one someone means到底指哪一種 is nearly always clear幾乎都可以 from where they are從場合看出來：on television在電視上, the first指第一種; at a party在派對上, the second指第二種。