diff --git a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ConfigCenterConfig.java b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ConfigCenterConfig.java
index 4b88702018e..45677bf2bdd 100644
--- a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ConfigCenterConfig.java
+++ b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/ConfigCenterConfig.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public void setAddress(String address) {
         this.address = address;
     }
 
-    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_CLUSTER_KEY)
+    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_CLUSTER_KEY, useKeyAsProperty = false)
     public String getCluster() {
         return cluster;
     }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public void setCluster(String cluster) {
         this.cluster = cluster;
     }
 
-    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_NAMESPACE_KEY)
+    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_NAMESPACE_KEY, useKeyAsProperty = false)
     public String getNamespace() {
         return namespace;
     }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public void setNamespace(String namespace) {
         this.namespace = namespace;
     }
 
-    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_GROUP_KEY)
+    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_GROUP_KEY, useKeyAsProperty = false)
     public String getGroup() {
         return group;
     }
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public void setGroup(String group) {
         this.group = group;
     }
 
-    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_CHECK_KEY)
+    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_CHECK_KEY, useKeyAsProperty = false)
     public Boolean isCheck() {
         return check;
     }
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public void setCheck(Boolean check) {
         this.check = check;
     }
 
-    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_ENABLE_KEY)
+    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_ENABLE_KEY, useKeyAsProperty = false)
     public Boolean isHighestPriority() {
         return highestPriority;
     }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public void setPassword(String password) {
         this.password = password;
     }
 
-    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_TIMEOUT_KEY)
+    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_TIMEOUT_KEY, useKeyAsProperty = false)
     public Long getTimeout() {
         return timeout;
     }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public void setTimeout(Long timeout) {
         this.timeout = timeout;
     }
 
-    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_CONFIGFILE_KEY)
+    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_CONFIGFILE_KEY, useKeyAsProperty = false)
     public String getConfigFile() {
         return configFile;
     }
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public void setAppConfigFile(String appConfigFile) {
         this.appConfigFile = appConfigFile;
     }
 
-    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_APPNAME_KEY)
+    @Parameter(key = Constants.CONFIG_APPNAME_KEY, useKeyAsProperty = false)
     public String getAppName() {
         return appName;
     }
diff --git a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/support/Parameter.java b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/support/Parameter.java
index 029a4918f84..c6ece126bae 100644
--- a/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/support/Parameter.java
+++ b/dubbo-config/dubbo-config-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/config/support/Parameter.java
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@
 
     boolean append() default false;
 
+    /**
+     * if {@link #key()} is specified, it will be used as the key for the annotated property when generating url.
+     * by default, this key will also be used to retrieve the config value:
+     * <pre>
+     * {@code
+     *  class ExampleConfig {
+     *      // Dubbo will try to get "dubbo.example.alias_for_item=xxx" from .properties, if you want to use the original property
+     *      // "dubbo.example.item=xxx", you need to set useKeyAsProperty=false.
+     *      @Parameter(key = "alias_for_item")
+     *      public getItem();
+     *  }
+     * }
+     *
+     * </pre>
+     */
     boolean useKeyAsProperty() default true;
 
 }
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