The hope is to insulate the partnership against ever-increasing litigation.希望能使合伙企业免遭日益增多的诉讼。The partnership was small enough not to constitute a monopoly.这家合伙企业很小，不足以构成垄断企业。He joined the partnership last year.他去年加入了合伙企业。They formed a limited partnership.他们组建了一个有限责任合伙企业。