to have no choice but
no other way than
have to
Structure
- Verb + よりほかない
- Verb + よりほか(に/には/は)ない
硬
[Aほかない is used when nothing can be done except A, based on some circumstances]
I have a question about example sentence:
泥棒の攻撃から守るためだったため、相手を撃つよりほかなかった
I don’t understand why ため is used twice here. Does it have any special meaning?