空间隐喻(Spatial Metaphor)是概念隐喻的一种典型,是借用空间位置关系表达人类非空间关系认知的隐喻类型。空间隐喻是《红楼梦》小说人物对话中值得关注的语言现象,“上…下”、“高…低”和“内/里…外”三组空间隐喻分别呈现出人物之间的身份关系对比,对于成功刻画人物的个性特征、推动小说对话情节发展具有积极的作用。 Spatial metaphor (Spatial Metaphor) is a kind of conceptual metaphor, which is a metaphorical type that expresses the cognition of non-spatial relationship of human beings by using the spatial position relationship. Spatial metaphor is a linguistic phenomenon deserving attention in dialogues of characters in A Dream of Red Mansions. The metaphors of the three groups of space metaphors are " The comparison of the identities between them has a positive effect on the successful characterization of the personality of individuals and the promotion of the development of dialogues in novels.