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語源

From a blend of lukewarm +‎ hot, probably modelled after lukecold. Equivalent to luke +‎ hot.

形容詞

lukehot (comparative more lukehot, superlative most lukehot)

1. (rare) Between warm and hot temperatures, but hotter than lukewarm.
   • 1899, Leon Mead, The Bow-legged Ghost, and Other Stories:

     Little Girl - Oh, mamma, the water for my bath is too cold.
     Mother - No, Gertrude, it is nice and luke-warm.
     Little Girl - But, mamma, I want it luke hot.

   • 1955, Good Housekeeping, volume 141, page 212:

     " […] lukehot." I poured out Johnny's cocoa and gave it to him.

   • 2003, Home Power - Issues 92-98, page 85:

     But I tend to try to get as much water as hot as possible, so I sometimes fill it too much, too late, and end up with a lot of "lukehot" water.