one could hardly have imagined the attention that it has come to receive in 21th century.
人们很难想象它在21世纪(开始)受到如此大的关注。
划线部分为定语从句,先行词为 the attention。
come to do...开始做某事,表示渐变性。相当于 begin to do...。
I think I have come to understand the significance of your work.
我想我已渐渐了解你工作的意义。