paraprosdokian

English

Examples
"Where there's a will, I want to be in it." "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it."

From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “against”) + προσδοκία (prosdokía, “expectation”).

paraprosdokian (plural paraprosdokians)

Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation.

figure of speech

Chinese:
Mandarin: (no corresponding term exists) 句子在最後有意想不到的結尾, 句子在最后有意想不到的结尾 (jùzi zài zuìhòu yìxiǎngbudào de jiéwěi)