カジュアルな too を、ビジネス寄り・客観的・婉曲的 に言い換える練習をまとめます。
① 基本ルール（TOEIC向け）
too + 形容詞 は会話では便利ですが、
TOEICやビジネス文脈では👇に置き換えると高得点向きです。
カジュアル TOEIC向け
too + 形容詞 a bit / rather / quite + 形容詞
not very + 形容詞
somewhat + 形容詞
excessively / overly + 形容詞
比較構文・理由付き表現
② 例文：本文の文をTOEIC向けに言い換え
1). It’s too loud.
言い換え
It’s a bit loud.
It’s rather noisy.
The noise level is higher than expected.
It’s not very quiet.
2). It’s too hot.
言い換え
It’s quite hot.
The temperature is higher than comfortable.
The room feels uncomfortably warm.
3). It’s too far.
言い換え
It’s quite far away.
The distance is longer than expected.
It may be inconveniently located.
4). It’s too spicy.
言い換え
It’s rather spicy.
The dish is more spicy than I expected.
The flavor may be overly strong for some people.
5). It’s too small.
言い換え
It’s a bit small.
The size is insufficient.
It doesn’t provide enough space.
6). It’s too big.
言い換え
It’s quite large.
The size is larger than necessary.
It may be excessively large for the purpose.
7). It’s too fitting.
言い換え
It’s very tight.
The fit is more snug than expected.
It doesn’t allow much room to move.
8). It’s too white.
言い換え
The color is very bright.
It appears lighter than expected.
The design may be somewhat plain.
- It’s too gorilla-y.（口語 → TOEIC変換）
言い換え
It looks too aggressive.
The design appears overly bold.
It gives a very rugged impression.
👉 TOEICでは 比喩・造語はNG、必ず抽象語に。
③ TOEIC頻出・減点されにくい言い換えパターン
安全ワード
rather
quite
somewhat
not very
more than expected
excessively / overly（フォーマル）
模範文テンプレ
The ～ is more ～ than expected.
The ～ may be somewhat ～.
The ～ does not seem very ～.
④ TOEICミニ練習（言い換え）
Q. 次を too を使わずに書き換えなさい。
It’s too noisy for the office.
The room is too small for the meeting.
The price is too high.
模範解答例
The office is rather noisy.
The room is not large enough for the meeting.
The price is higher than expected.