A vlog is a blog made of video instead of writing. One person points a camera at themselves and talks — about their day, their opinions, their trip, what they bought — and posts it, usually on YouTube, usually as part of an ongoing series. The heart of it is that a real named person is speaking to you directly, in their own voice; a company advertisement with video in it is not a vlog, and a film with actors is not a vlog.

A vlog is a blog made of videovlog 是用影片做成的部落格 instead of writing而不是用文字寫的。 One person points a camera at themselves and talks一個人把鏡頭對著自己講話 — about their day, their opinions, their trip, what they bought內容可能是自己的一天、看法、旅行、買了什麼 — and posts it, usually on YouTube然後把它發布出去，通常是在 YouTube 上, usually as part of an ongoing series通常還是一個持續更新的系列的一部分。 The heart of it is that a real named person is speaking to you directly, in their own voicevlog 的核心是有一個真實、有名字的人直接用自己的聲音跟你說話; a company advertisement with video in it is not a vlog公司拍的影片廣告不算 vlog, and a film with actors is not a vlog有演員演出的影片也不算 vlog。

The word is both a noun and a verb: you can watch someone's vlog, and you can vlog your holiday. Verb forms are vlogs, vlogged, vlogging. It is casual, everyday internet English — you would not put it in a formal report without explaining it — and it belongs mostly to the last twenty years.

The word is both a noun and a verb這個字既是名詞也是動詞: you can watch someone's vlog你可以說 watch someone's vlog（看某人的 vlog）, and you can vlog your holiday也可以說 vlog your holiday（把你的假期拍成 vlog）。 Verb forms are vlogs, vlogged, vlogging動詞變化是 vlogs、vlogged、vlogging。 It is casual, everyday internet English這是很口語、日常的網路英文 — you would not put it in a formal report without explaining it如果不先解釋，不會直接寫進正式報告裡 — and it belongs mostly to the last twenty years而且主要是近二十年才出現的字。

Note that the older dictionary wording calls it a website; that was true when the word was new, when people had their own vlog sites. Now a vlog is almost always a channel or a series of videos inside a big platform, not a site of its own, and a single video can also be called "a vlog".

Note that the older dictionary wording calls it a website要注意比較舊的字典解釋會把它說成是一個網站; that was true when the word was new這在這個字剛出現的時候是對的, when people had their own vlog sites那時候人們是自己架一個 vlog 網站。 Now a vlog is almost always a channel or a series of videos inside a big platform現在 vlog 幾乎都是大平台裡的一個頻道或一系列影片, not a site of its own而不是自己獨立的網站, and a single video can also be called "a vlog"而且單一一支影片也可以被叫做「a vlog」。

Sound: it starts with a v then straight to an l, "vlog", one syllable.

Sound發音: it starts with a v then straight to an l是 v 直接接 l, "vlog", one syllable「vlog」只有一個音節。