无从

無從
cóng
  1. not to have access
  2. beyond one's authority or capability
  3. sth one has no way of doing

CEDICT

to have no way of; to not be in a position to

Wiktionary

没有门径头绪:「无从入手」、「无从置喙」。《老残游记第一》:「捏造一个姦夫出来实实无从捏造。」《文明小史第二》:「拍掌暴雷似的不知无从附和。」无由」。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我无从得知。

I have no way of knowing that.

Source: Tatoeba

这首诗是不是莎士比亚写的,恐怕是无从考究的了。

Whether Shakespeare wrote this poem or not will probably remain a mystery.

Source: Tatoeba

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